| 《·》: | 再命曰：『尊賢育才，以彰有德。』 |
| The second was, "Honour the worthy, and maintain the talented, to give distinction to the virtuous." |
| 《·》: | 彰人之善而美人之功，以求下賢。 |
| He displays prominently the good qualities of others, and celebrates their merits, seeking to place himself below them in the scale of worth. |
| 《·》: | 天地明察，神明彰矣。 |
| When Heaven and Earth were served with intelligence and discrimination, the spiritual intelligences displayed (their retributive power). |
| 《》: | 在昔虞、夏，襲堯之爵，行堯之道，法度彰，禮樂著，垂拱而視天下民之阜也，無為矣。 |
| In antiquity Shun and Yu inherited Yao's imperial title and practiced Yao's dao. Laws and standards of measurement were clear, li and music were established. They let their hands drop to their sides and watched all people under Heaven prosper —this was wuwei. |
| 《·》: | 故得士則謀不困，體不勞，名立而功成，美章1而惡不生，則由得士也。 |
| As long as there were scholars (in government), the plans (of the ruler) were not defeated and he had no hardships to endure; his name was established and success achieved; his excellence became known and yet evils were not spread. This is all due to the employment of the scholars. |
| 《·》: | 是非之彰也，道之所以虧也。 |
| It was through the definite expression of different opinions about it that there ensued injury to (the doctrine of) the Dao. |
| 《》: | 不自是，故彰。 |
| From self-assertion, and therefore he is distinguished. |
| 《·》: | 柔而立，愿而恭，亂而敬，擾而毅，直而溫，簡而廉，剛而塞，彊而義，彰厥有常。 |
| Mildness combined with firmness; bluntness combined with respectfulness; aptness for government combined with reverent caution; docility combined with boldness; straightforwardness combined with gentleness; an easy negligence combined with discrimination; boldness combined with sincerity; and valour combined with righteousness. (When these qualities are) displayed, and that continuously. |
| 《·》: | 順風而呼，聲非加疾也，而聞者彰。 |
| 《·》: | 晏子對曰：「君之德著而彰，何為無德也？」 |
| 《·》: | 能冥則明，能昏則彰。 |
| 《·》: | 故智者不為非其事，廉者不求非其有，是以害遠而名彰也。 |
| 《·》: | 謚者，別尊卑、彰有德也。 |
| 《·》: | 成王不達，周公恐之，天乃雷電風雨以彰周公之德，然後成王寤。 |
| 《·》: | 孔子溝而合諸墓焉，謂季桓子曰：「貶君以彰己罪，非禮也。」 |
| 《·》: | 君子之性，未必盡照，及學也，聰明無蔽，心智無滯，前紀帝王，顧定百世，此則道之明也，而君子能假之以自彰爾。 |
| 《·》: | 使人盡有過，天用雷殺人，殺人當彰其惡，以懲其後，明著其文字，不當闇昧。 |
| 《》: | 至延姦舋彰著，無與比崇。 |
| 《·》: | 故事無不覈，物無不切，善無不顯，惡無不彰，俗無姦怪，民無淫風。 |
| 《·》: | 神明動，其應彰也。 |
| 《·》: | 故仁無隱而不著，無幽而不彰者。 |
| 《》: | 於顯哲尹，誕德孔彰。 |
| 《·》: | 色之所色者彰矣，而色色者未嘗顯。 |
| 《·》: | 分物紀名，文聖明別，神聖之齊也，法天居地，去方錯圓，神聖之鑒也，象說名物，成功遂事，隱彰不相離，神聖之教也。 |
| 《·》: | 夫上好取而無量，即下貪功而無讓，民貧苦而分爭生，事力勞而無功，智詐萌生，盜賊滋彰，上下相怨，號令不行，夫水濁者魚噞，政苛者民亂，上多欲即下多詐，上煩擾即下不定，上多求即下交爭，不治其本而救之於末，無以異於鑿渠而止水，抱薪而救火。 |
| 《·》: | 施而不德，歷世彌彰。 |
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| 《·》: | 威制共則眾邪彰矣，法不信則君行危矣，刑不斷則邪不勝矣。 |
| 《·》: | 道勝則名不彰。 |
| 《·》: | 聖人不自明，故能名彰。 |
| 《·》: | 其有失命亂常，背德逆天之時，而危有功之君，偏告于諸侯，彰明有罪。 |
| 《·》: | 七曰五章，謂彰明行列，始卒不亂也。 |
| 《·》: | 能弱能強，其國彌彰。 |
| 《·》: | 此陽絕陰彰，故不生萬物。 |
| 《·》: | 故老子曰：「法令滋彰，盜賊多有。」 |
| 《·》: | 能意曰：「臣少而好事，長而行之，王胡不能與野士乎，將以彰其所好耶？」 |
| 《·》: | 今祕祝之官移過于下，以彰吾之不德，朕甚不取。 |
| 《·》: | 彰義掩過曰堅。 |
| 《》: | 君苟美樂之，諸侯必或效我，君無厚德善政以被諸侯，而易之以僻，此非所以子民、彰名、致遠、親鄰國之道也。 |
| 《》: | 范蠡曰：「昔公劉去邰，而德彰於夏。」 |
| 《·》: | 故姦萌而甫刑作，王道衰而詩刺彰，諸侯暴而春秋譏。 |
