中 庸 Zhongyong – The Doctrine of the Mean

故至誠無息。

原文 90

Hence to entire sincerity there belongs ceaselessness.

Legge XXVI.1.

不间断地存心至诚，就能保持长久；

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不息則久，久則徵，

原文 91

Not ceasing, it continues long. Continuing long, it evidences itself.

Legge XXVI.2.

长久保持至诚，自我效验表现于外；效验表现于外，就可以悠久长远；悠久长远，就能博大深厚；博大深厚，就能崇高光明。

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徵則悠遠，悠遠則博厚，博厚則高明。

原文 92

Evidencing itself, it reaches far. Reaching far, it becomes large and substantial. Large and substantial, it becomes high and brilliant.

Legge XXVI.3.

博大深厚，可以负载万物；崇高光明，可以覆盖万物；悠久长远，可以成熟万物。

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博厚，所以載物也；高明，所以覆物也；悠久，所以成物也。

原文 93

Large and substantial;– this is how it contains all things. High and brilliant;– this is how it overspreads all things. Reaching far and continuing long;– this is how it perfects all things.

Legge XXVI.4.

博大深厚是地的形象，崇高光明是天的形象，悠久长远，没有边际。

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博厚配地，高明配天，悠久無疆。

原文 94

So large and substantial, the individual possessing it is the co-equal of Earth. So high and brilliant, it makes him the co-equal of Heaven. So far-reaching and long-continuing, it makes him infinite.

Legge XXVI.5.

像这样，它不必自己表现，自然彰明较著；不必自己行动，自然变化莫测；不必自己有所作为，自然成熟万物。

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如此者，不見而章，不動而變，無為而成。

原文 95

Such being its nature, without any display, it becomes manifested; without any movement, it produces changes; and without any effort, it accomplishes its ends.

Legge XXVI.6.

天地的法则，可以用一句话把它包括尽：它作为天地，至诚纯一，它化育万物，不可测量。

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天地之道，可一言而盡也：其為物不貳，則其生物不測。

原文 96

The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence.– They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.

Legge XXVI.7.

天地的形象是：博大、深厚、崇高、光明、悠久、长远。

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天地之道：博也，厚也，高也，明也，悠也，久也。

原文 97

The way of Heaven and Earth is large and substantial, high and brilliant, far-reaching and long-enduring.

Legge XXVI.8.

以天而论，在一处，只一线明亮罢了，积累至于无穷，日月星辰被它维系，万物被它覆盖。以地而论，在一处，只一撮土罢了，积累至于广大深厚，负载着华山、岳山而不觉得重，收容着江河海洋而不汇漏，万物都负载在它上面。以山而论，在一处，只一块土石罢了，积累至于广大，草木生长于山，禽兽栖息于山，宝物矿藏开发于山。以水而论，在一处，只一勺儿罢了，积累到无底无涯，鼋鳖、鼍鳄、蛟龙在那里产生长大，不少的财富货物也取自那里。

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今夫天，斯昭昭之多，及其無窮也，日月星辰繫焉，萬物覆焉。今夫地，一撮土之多，及其廣厚，載華嶽而不重，振河海而不洩，萬物載焉。今夫山，一卷石之多，及其廣大，草木生之，禽獸居之，寶藏興焉。今夫水，一勺之多，及其不測，黿鼉、蛟龍、魚鱉生焉，貨財殖焉。

原文 98

The Heaven now before us is only this bright shining spot; but when viewed in its inexhaustible extent, the sun, moon, stars, and constellations of the zodiac, are suspended in it, and all things are overspread by it. The earth before us is but a handful of soil; but when regarded in its breadth and thickness, it sustains mountains like the Hwâ and the Yo, without feeling their weight, and contains the rivers and seas, without their leaking away. The mountain now before us appears only a stone; but when contemplated in all the vastness of its size, we see how the grass and trees are produced on it, and birds and beasts dwell on it, and precious things which men treasure up are found on it. The water now before us appears but a ladleful; yet extending our view to its unfathomable depths, the largest tortoises, iguanas, iguanodons, dragons, fishes, and turtles, are produced in it, articles of value and sources of wealth abound in it.

Legge XXVI.9.

《诗经·周颂·维天之命》上说：“想那天道在运行，啊！庄严肃穆永不停。”大概就是说的天之所以为天吧！又说：“啊呀！多么光明显赫！文王的德性确纯真！”大概就是说的文王之所以为文王，纯洁真挚得无止境！

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詩云：「維天之命，於穆不已！」蓋曰天之所以為天也。「於乎不顯！文王之德之純！」蓋曰文王之所以為文也，純亦不已。

原文 99

It is said in the Book of Poetry, "The ordinances of Heaven, how profound are they and unceasing!" The meaning is, that it is thus that Heaven is Heaven. And again, "How illustrious was it, the singleness of the virtue of king Wan!" indicating that it was thus that king Wan was what he was. Singleness likewise is unceasing.

Legge XXVI.10.

圣人的学说真伟大呀！

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