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THE ANALECTS. VI. III, IV.
furs. I have heard that the wise man succours
the needy; he does not add to the
rich.
3. When Ytian Ss_ was made governor
of a certain place, the Master allowed
him nine hundred measures of grain, which
he declined. 4. "Do not decline it," said
the Master. "Can you not bestow it in your
courts and hamlets, parishes and villages ?"
CHAPTER IV-- The Master speaking
of Chung Kung said" "If the offspring of
a brindled ox be ruddy and clean-horned,
although men may not wish to use it, would
the gods of the hills and streams reiect it ?"
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