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尚賢中 - Exaltation of the Virtuous II

English translation: W. P. Mei [?] Library Resources
2 尚賢中:
賢者之治國者也,蚤朝晏退,聽獄治政,是以國家治而刑法正。賢者之長官也,夜寢夙興,收斂關市、山林、澤梁之利,以實官府,是以官府實而財不散。賢者之治邑也,蚤出莫入,耕稼、樹藝、聚菽粟,是以菽粟多而民足乎食。故國家治則刑法正,官府實則萬民富。上有以絜為酒醴栥盛,以祭祀天鬼;外有以為皮幣,與四鄰諸侯交接,內有以食飢息勞,將養其萬民。外有以懷天下之賢人。是故上者天鬼富之,外者諸侯與之,內者萬民親之,賢人歸之,以此謀事則得,舉事則成,入守則固,出誅則彊。故唯昔三代聖王堯、舜、禹、湯、文、武,之所以王天下正諸侯者,此亦其法已。
Exaltation of the Virtuous...:
When the virtuous rules the country, he starts the day early and retires late, hearing lawsuits and attending to the government. As a result, the country is well governed and laws are justly administered. When the virtuous administers the court he retires late and wakes up early, collecting taxes from passes, markets, and on products from mountains, woods, waters, and land to fill the court. As a result, the court is filled and wealth is not wasted. When the virtuous manages the districts, he goes out before sunrise and comes back after sunset, plowing and sowing, planting and cultivating, and gathering harvests of grains. As a result, grains are in plenty and people are sufficiently supplied with food. Therefore when the country is well governed the laws are well administered, and when the court is filled the people are wealthy. For the higher sphere, the rulers had wherewith to make wine and cakes to do sacrifice and libation to Heaven and the spirits. For the countries outside, they had wherewith to provide the furs and money to befriend neighbouring feudal lords. For the people within, they had wherewith to feed the hungry and give rest to the tired. Above all these, they had means to cherish the virtuous. Therefore from above, Heaven and the spirits enrich them from without, the feudal lords submit themselves to them from within, the people show them affection, and the virtuous become loyal to them. Hence they could have satisfaction in planning and success in execution. In defence they are strong and in attack victorious. Now the way that enabled the sage-kings of the Three Dynasties, namely Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen and Wu, to rule the empire and head the feudal lords was no other than this (principle of exaltation of the virtuous).

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