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VIII.xx,xx_. T_E ANALECTS.
j_ says _K _!_ _, A g_ ;_, Y_ _ JR, Heaven
had given him the empire, its people had accepted him,
and yet he did not take it but served b-j', the summit of
nobleness. L. King Wan possessed ...... empire, and with
those he served ...... Yin. The virtue of the house of
Chow ...... highest point indeed. Z....... habentem duas,
cum his subjecte serviisse ...... Yu, Tscheou nostri virtus ......
summa virtus. K. in two kinds ...... under them, while
still acknowledging ..... :Yin. The moral greatness of the
early Emperors ...... perfect. Couv. Poss_der les deux
tiers ...... et employer sa puissance au service de ...... In ce
fut Ie m_rite de la familte des Tscheou ...... ce m6rite a 6t6
tr_s grand.
CHAPTER XXI.--THE CHARACTER OF YU.--
_]_ _j_ successor of Shun (v. last section) and founder of
the Hsia Dynasty. C. _E], _)_ [_,-t_ crevice, flaw,
(_] _ semblance of a flaw). _ _ 4_ thin, poor.
_, _ _ his ordinary clothes. _ "_ /]_ Jd_ J_ -_-
;:_, apron made of leather. _ __ _-_ _ _- _
_, whether unstinted or sparing all accorded with what
was right. L. I can find no flaw in the character of
Yu ....... coarse food and drink but displayed the utmost
filial piety etc. His ordinary garments were poor ......
utmost elegance in his sacrificial cap and apron. He lived
in a low, mean house, but expended all his strength on the
ditches and water channels etc. Z. ego nullo defecto
noto. Parcus potui et cibi, at valde plus erga manes et
spiritus; vulgaris ordinario vestitu etc. humilis palatio et
aedibus ...... in agrariis aquaeductibus. K ....... a flaw.
He was extremely simple, etc. but lavish in what he offered
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