| 《·》: | 子路拱而立。 |
| Zi Lu joined his hands across his breast, and stood before him. |
| 《·》: | 孟子曰：“拱把之桐梓，人苟欲生之，皆知所以养之者。” |
| Mencius said, 'Anybody who wishes to cultivate the tong or the zi, which may be grasped with both hands, perhaps with one, knows by what means to nourish them.' |
| 《·》: | 遭先生于道，趋而进，正立拱手。 |
| When he meets his teacher on the road, he should hasten forward to him, and stand with his hands joined across his breast. |
| 《》: | 在昔虞、夏，袭尧之爵，行尧之道，法度彰，礼乐著，垂拱而视天下民之阜也，无为矣。 |
| 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. |
| 《·》: | 夫执后不言之朝物，见利使己虽恐后言，君若言而未有利焉，则高拱下视，会噎为深，曰：‘唯其未之学也。’ |
| When benefit is in sight, the only fear should be that counsel may be late. When the ruler starts something not beneficial, one should fold his hands high on the breast and look down and utter with difficulty: "This I have not learned." |
| 《·》: | 其拱把而上者，求狙猴之杙者斩之。 |
| Those of them which are a span or two or rather more in circumference are cut down by persons who want to make posts to which to tie their monkeys. |
| 《》: | 故立天子，置三公，虽有拱璧以先驷马，不如坐进此道。 |
| Therefore when the sovereign occupies his place as the Son of Heaven, and he has appointed his three ducal ministers, though (a prince) were to send in a round symbol-of-rank large enough to fill both the hands, and that as the precursor of the team of horses (in the court-yard), such an offering would not be equal to (a lesson of) this Dao, which one might present on his knees. |
| 《·》: | 亳有祥桑谷共生于朝，一暮大拱。 |
| When there were omens in Bo, for a mulberry tree and a stalk of grain grew up together in the court. They attained full size in one evening. |
| 《·》: | 垂拱而天下治。 |
| Then he had only to let his robes fall down, and fold his hands, and the kingdom was orderly ruled. |
| 《·》: | 汤武之诛桀纣也，拱挹指麾，而强暴之国莫不趋使，诛桀纣若诛独夫。 |
| 《·》: | 行步中矩，折旋中规，立则磬折，拱则抱鼓，其以入君朝，尊以严，其以入宗庙，敬以忠，其以入乡曲，和以顺，其以入州里族党之中，和以亲。 |
| 《》: | 以晋灵之行，使一大夫立于斐林，拱揖指挥，诸侯莫敢不出，此犹隰之有泮也。 |
| 《·》: | 古者、天子左五钟，将出，则撞黄钟，而右五钟皆应之，马鸣中律，驾者有文，御者有数，立则磬折，拱则抱鼓，行步中规，折旋中矩，然后太师奏升车之乐，告出也。 |
| 《·》: | 是故仁者莫大于爱人，知者莫大于知贤，政者莫大于官贤，有土之君修此三者，则四海之内拱而俟，然后可以征。 |
| 《·》: | 力当能为而不为，畜乱宿祸，高拱而不忧，其纷也宜也，甚可谓不知且不仁。 |
| 《·》: | 臣为主虑，莫若善楚，秦、楚合为一而以临韩，韩必拱手，王施之以东山之险，带以曲河之利，韩必为关内之侯，若是而王以十万伐郑，梁氏寒心，许鄢陵、婴城，而上蔡、召陵不往来也，如此而魏亦关内侯矣。 |
| 《·》: | 今夫无德而居富之民，宜治于人且食人者也，役使奴婢，不劳筋力，目喻颐指，从容垂拱，虽怀忠信之士，读圣哲之书，端委执笏，列在朝位者，何以加之 |
| 《·》: | 又其先世殷王太戊之时，道缺法圮，以致妖蘖，桑谷于朝，七日大拱。 |
| 《·》: | 殷高宗之时，桑谷俱生于朝，七日而大拱。 |
| 《·》: | 三皇垂拱无为，设言而民不违，道德玄泊，有似皇天，故称曰皇。 |
| 《·》: | 四患既蠲，五政既立，行之以诚，守之以固，简而不怠，䟽而不失，无为为之，使自施之，无事事之，使自交之，不肃而治，垂拱揖逊而海内平矣，是谓为政之方也。 |
| 《·》: | |
| 《·》: | 群僚恭己于职司，圣主垂拱乎两楹。 |
| 《·》: | 师拱鼠，制礼。 |
| 《》: | 虽有拱璧以先驷马，不如坐进此道。 |
| 《·》: | 大王垂拱以须之，天下编随而服矣，霸王之名可成。 |
| 《·》: | 圣君则不然，守道要，处佚乐，驰骋弋猎，钟鼓竽瑟，宫中之乐，无禁圉也，不思不虑，不忧不图，利身体，便形躯，养寿命，垂拱而天下治。 |
| 《·》: | 然而垂拱受成功者，善乘人之资耳。 |
| 《·》: | 故成汤之时，有谷生于庭，昏而生，比旦而大拱，其吏请卜其故。 |
| 《》: | 师劳力竭，远主备之，无乃不可乎，师之所为，郑必知之，勤而无所，必有悖心，且行千里，其谁不知，公辞焉，召孟明，西乞，白乙，使出师于东门之外，蹇叔哭之曰，孟子，吾见师之出，而不见其入也，公使谓之曰，尔何知，中寿，尔墓之木拱矣。 |
| 《·》: | 其合四十二篇之注于七十一篇之本而亡其十一篇者未知何代要在唐以后矣嗟乎自周至今殆三千载苟获碎金残石于瓦砾之中尚宝之如拱璧山海经之谬悠穆王游行之荒唐伪纪年之杜撰尚有揅覃缀缉之者况上翼六经下笼诸子宏深质古若是书者乎汉志儒家有周政六篇周法九篇道家有周训十四篇皆不传传者唯此儒者顾不甚爱惜任其脱烂或又从而抵排之甚矣其专己而蔑古也。 |
| 《·》: | 行头皆官师，拥铎拱稽，建肥胡，奉文犀之渠。 |
| 《》: | 大王拱手以须，天下遍随而伏，伯王之名可成也。 |
| 《·》: | 黎民昏晨不释事，奴婢垂拱遨游也。 |
| 《》: | 秦伯曰：“子之冢木已拱矣，何知！” |
| 《》: | 秦伯怒曰：“若尔之年者，宰上之木拱矣，尔曷知！” |
| 《·》: | 孝惠垂拱，高后女主，不出房闼，而天下晏然，民务稼穑，衣食滋殖。 |
| 《》: | 深拱揖让。 |
| 《·》: | 令延岑出汉中，定三辅，天水、陇西拱手自服。 |
| 《》: | 臣等生长汉地，开口仰食，岁时赏赐，动辄亿万，虽垂拱安枕，惭无报效之义。 |
| 《·》: | 大过：功成事就，拱手安居。 |
