 | Hau Kiou choaan |  |
The first Brother.
BY our ancestor YU this law was prescribed
to him that ruleth,
That he should love, not scorn or oppress
the people.
For they [i. e. the people] are the root of empire,
On whose constancy and strength is founded the stability of the state.
He, who ruleth over others, resembleth a charioteer:
But he who harnesseth six horses with decayed harness,
Ought not he to act circumspectly?
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For they [i. e. the people] are the root of empire,
On whose constancy and strength is founded the stability of the state.
He, who ruleth over others, resembleth a charioteer:
But he who harnesseth six horses with decayed harness,
Ought not he to act circumspectly?
| Hau Kiou choaan | |