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21[1]

There are those incapable of serving their ruler who expect
their own servants to act loyally. There are those incapable of
serving their own fathers who expect their sons to be filial. There
are those incapable of respect toward their elder brothers who
expect their younger brothers to obey their commands. The Ode
says,[2]

He gets a place, and shows no humility
Until he is involved in ruin.
It says that one can be known to others without being capable of
knowing himself.

 
[1]

This is a paraphrase of Hsün-tzŭ 20.12b-13a. Chia-yü 2.11b-12a follows Hsün-tzŭ.

[2]

Shih 405 No. 223/4.