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Now if the people on the one hand do not lack food, and on
the other[1]
do not suffer from cold, they can be taught and
governed through li and i. The Ode says,[2]
We offer to our ancestors, male and female,
And provide for all ritual.
And provide for all ritual.
all wishes are realized, yin and yang are in harmony. When yin
and yang are in harmony, hot and cold are equalized; when hot
and cold are equalized, the three radiances[3] are clear; when the
three radiances are clear, wind and rain are seasonable; when
wind and rain are seasonable, all living things are at peace. Under
such circumstances the Way of Heaven is operative. In this way
[a ruler] may know the empire without going outside his door,
and without looking out of his window he can view the Way of
Heaven. The Ode says,
CHAPTER V Han shih wai chuan | ||