中 庸 Zhongyong – The Doctrine of the Mean

Confucius' grandson comments about the Way and human nature. Tr. Legge (en)

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XVII. The virtue of filial piety, exemplified in Shun as carried to the highest point, and rewarded by Heaven.

Zhongyong XVII. 1.


宗廟饗之子孫保之	富有四海之內	德為聖人尊為天子	子曰舜其大孝也與

The Master said, "How greatly filial was Shun! His virtue was that of a sage; his dignity was the throne; his riches were all within the four seas. He offered his sacrifices in his ancestral temple, and his descendants preserved the sacrifices to himself.

Legge XVII.1.

所以，有最高道德的人，一定得到最高的地位，一定得到最丰富的俸禄，一定得到最美好的名誉，一定得到最长寿命。

白话翻译

Zhongyong XVII. 1.