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八年春，正月己卯，烝。烝者何？冬祭也。春曰祠，夏曰礿，秋曰嘗，冬曰烝。常事不書，此何以書？譏。何譏爾？譏亟也。亟則黷，黷則不敬。君子之祭也，敬而不黷。疏則怠，怠則忘。士不及茲四者，則冬不裘，夏不葛。 |
| | In the eighth year [of his reign], spring, the first month, on the Jimao day, there was a sacrificial offering of steam-cooked food (zheng). What is "zheng"? It is a winter sacrifice. In spring it is called "ci," in summer "yue," in autumn "chang," and in winter "zheng." Ordinary matters are not recorded; why then is this recorded? To criticize. What is being criticized? It criticizes haste. Haste leads to irreverence, and irreverence leads to a lack of respect. The sacrifice offered by a gentleman is respectful but not irreverent. Neglect leads to carelessness, and carelessness leads to forgetfulness. If a scholar does not attain these four principles, then in winter he will have no fur garments, and in summer no hemp clothing.
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天王使家父來聘。 |
| | The Son of Heaven sent Jiapu to pay a visit.
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夏，五月丁丑，烝。何以書？譏亟也。 |
| | In summer, the fifth month, on the Dingchou day, there was a sacrifice by steaming. Why is this recorded? It criticizes haste.
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秋，伐邾婁。 |
| | In autumn, the state of Lu attacked Zhu 娄.
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冬，十月，雨雪。何以書？記異也。何異爾？不時也。 |
| | In winter, the tenth month, it rained snow. Why is this recorded? It records an unusual occurrence. What makes it unusual? Because it is out of season.
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祭公來，遂逆王后于紀。祭公者何？天子之三公也。何以不稱使？婚禮不稱主人。遂者何？生事也。大夫無遂事，此其言遂何？成使乎我也。其成使乎我奈何？使我為媒可，則因用是往逆矣。女在其國稱女，此其稱王后何？王者無外，其辭成矣。 |
| | Jia Gong came, and thus escorted the Queen from Ji. Who is Jia Gong? He was one of the Three Dukes of the Son of Heaven. Why is he not referred to as an envoy? Because in marriage rites, the host is not mentioned. What does "sui" mean? It means to initiate an action. Ministers do not initiate actions on their own; then why is the word "sui" used here? It indicates that he acted as an envoy for me. How did he act as an envoy for me? If I were to serve as a matchmaker, then it would be appropriate to send someone along to escort her. When a woman is in her own state, she is referred to as "nü"; why here is she called the Queen? To the Son of Heaven there are no outsiders; thus, the terminology is complete.
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