本文档来自酷兔英语文档中心《中庸》中英文版.PDF

本文档来自酷兔英语文档中心? 《中庸》中英文版 第十九章 治国(2) 凡为天下国家有九经，曰：修身也，贤也，亲亲也，敬大臣也，体群臣也，子庶民也，来百工也，柔远人也，怀 诸侯也。修身则道立，贤则不惑，亲亲则诸父昆弟不怨，敬大臣则不眩，体群臣则士之报礼重，子庶民则百姓劝， 来百工则财用足，柔远人则四方归之，怀诸侯则天下畏之。 齐明盛服，非礼不动，所以修身也；去谗远色，贱货而贵德，所以劝贤也；其位，重其禄，同其好恶，所以劝亲亲 也；官盛任使，所以劝大臣也；忠信重禄，所以劝士也，时使薄敛，所以劝百姓也；日省月试，既廪称事，所以劝百 工也；送往迎来，嘉善而矜不能，所以柔远人也；继绝世，举废国，治乱持危，朝聘以时，厚往而薄来，所以怀诸侯 也。 All who have the government of the kingdom with its states and families have nine standard rules to follow;-viz., the cultivation of their own characters; the honoring of men of virtue and talents; affection towards their relatives; respect towards the great ministers; kind and considerate treatment of the whole body of officers; dealing with the mass of the people as children; encouraging the resort of all classes of artisans; indulgent treatment of men from a distance; and the kindly cherishing of the princes of the states. By the rulers cultivation of his own character, the duties of universal obligation are set forth. By honoring men of virtue and talents, he is preserved from errors of judgment. By showing affection to his relatives, there is no grumbling nor resentment among his uncles and brethren. By respecting the great ministers, he is kept from errors in the practice of government. By kind and considerate treatment of the whole body of officers, they are led to make the most grateful return for his courtesies. By dealing with the mass of the people as his children, they are led to exhort one another to what is good. By encouraging the resort of an classes of artisans, his resources for expenditure are rendered ample. By indulgent treatment of men from a distance, they are brought to resort to him from all quarters. And by kindly cherishing the princes of the states, the whole kingdom is brought to revere him. Self-adjustment and purification, with careful regulation of his dress, and the not making a movement contrary to the rules of propriety this is the way for a ruler to cultivate his person. Discarding slanderers, and kee