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Three-Character Classic st.24-26, attrib. Wang Yinglin
Thursday, 27 April 2023 07:2224.
’Tween father and child, affection;
’Tween husband and wife, submission;
The older brother, friendly;
The younger brother, polite;
The old preceding young;
Friends who come together;
A ruler who’s respectful;
Officials who are loyal:
These are the ten right conducts
Shared by every person.
父子恩
夫妇从
兄则友
弟则恭
长幼序
友与朋
君则敬
臣则忠
此十义
人所同
25.
Teachers of the untaught
Must lecture thoroughly,
Give detailed explanations,
And study every clause.
凡训蒙
须讲究
详训诂
名句读
26.
When you are a student,
Start at the beginning—
With your first lessons finished,
Proceed to the Four Books.
为学者
必有初
小学终
至四书
• 24: I count either eight or eleven correct ways of behaving here. The traditional list of ten from Classic of Rites (see st.35-36) is a father’s benevolence, a child’s filial piety, a husband’s affection, a wife’s obedience, an elder brother’s friendship, a younger brother’s respect, a colleague’s trustworthiness, a friend’s righteousness, a ruler’s respect (for his officials), and an official’s loyalty. • 26: The first lessons being how to count and read (st.11). The Four Books were foundational Confucian texts, described in the next stanzas.
---L.
’Tween father and child, affection;
’Tween husband and wife, submission;
The older brother, friendly;
The younger brother, polite;
The old preceding young;
Friends who come together;
A ruler who’s respectful;
Officials who are loyal:
These are the ten right conducts
Shared by every person.
父子恩
夫妇从
兄则友
弟则恭
长幼序
友与朋
君则敬
臣则忠
此十义
人所同
25.
Teachers of the untaught
Must lecture thoroughly,
Give detailed explanations,
And study every clause.
凡训蒙
须讲究
详训诂
名句读
26.
When you are a student,
Start at the beginning—
With your first lessons finished,
Proceed to the Four Books.
为学者
必有初
小学终
至四书
• 24: I count either eight or eleven correct ways of behaving here. The traditional list of ten from Classic of Rites (see st.35-36) is a father’s benevolence, a child’s filial piety, a husband’s affection, a wife’s obedience, an elder brother’s friendship, a younger brother’s respect, a colleague’s trustworthiness, a friend’s righteousness, a ruler’s respect (for his officials), and an official’s loyalty. • 26: The first lessons being how to count and read (st.11). The Four Books were foundational Confucian texts, described in the next stanzas.
---L.