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Hsio R. · 09

曾zēng子zǐ曰yuē，愼shèn终zhōng追zhuī远yuǎn，民mín德dé归guī厚hòu矣yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

曾子说：谨慎办理父母的丧事，追念祭祀远代祖先，民风自然会归向厚道。

James Legge Translation

The philosopher Tsang said, "Let there be a careful attention to perform the funeral rites to parents, and let them be followed when long gone with the ceremonies of sacrifice;—then the virtue of the people will resume its proper excellence."

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
  • 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
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