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BB. Chinese Characters by Richard Broadberry. The Master said, “The sage and the man of perfect virtue” , - how dare I rank myself with them? It may be simply said of me, that I strive to become such without satiety, and teach others without weariness. The Master said,
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Chinese Characters byRichard Broadberry
The Master said, “The sage and the man of perfect virtue”, - how dare I rank myself with them? It may be simply said of me, that I strive to become such without satiety, and teach others without weariness.
The Master said, “At fifteen I had my mind bent on learning At thirty I stood firm. At forty I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.”
Now Heaven loves the whole world universally. Everything is prepared for the good of man. Even the tip of a hair is the work of Heaven. Substantial may be said of the benefits that are enjoyed by man. Moreover I know Heaven loves men dearly not without reason. Heaven ordered the sun, the moon, and the stars to enlighten and guide them. Heaven ordained the four seasons, Spring, Autumn, Winter, and Summer, to regulate them. Heaven sent down snow, frost, rain, and dew to grow the five grains and flax and silk so that the people could use and enjoy them. Heaven established the hills and rivers, ravines and valleys.
Zheng Xuan, a scholar of the Han Dynasty said: “ShangDi is another name for Heaven.”
It is recorded of Emperor Shun (c. 2255 B.C.): “he sacrificed to ShangDi.”
When Di [ ShangDi ], the Lord, had so decreed, He called into existence heaven, earth, and man. Between heaven and earth He separately placed in order men and things, all overspread by the heavens.
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of His mouth. For He spoke, and it came to be;He commanded, and it stood firm.
All the numerous tribes of animated beings are indebted to Thy favour for their beginnings. Men and things are all emparadised in Thy love, O Di (ShangDi). All living things are indebted to Your goodness ,but who knows from whom his blessings come to him? You alone, O Lord, are the true parent of all things.
Of old in the beginning, there was the great chaos, without form and dark. The five elements [ planets ] had not begun to revolve, nor the sun and moon to shine. You, O Spiritual Sovereign [ ] first divided the grosser parts from the purer. You made heaven. You made earth. You made man. All things with their reproducing power got their being. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
mouth, person
And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, you must not eat from any tree in the garden?”
The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say: You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.”
“You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
The woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise.
desire, covet
She took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
“I will greatly multiply your sorrow in conception; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.”
distress, difficulty
Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. The ground will produce thorns and thistles for you.
sorrow, thorns
cruel, violent
Confucius said: Whoever sins against Heaven has no one to whom He can pray.
The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them
The virgin will be with Child and will give birth to a Son, and they will call Him Immanuel - which means“God with us.” She will give birthto a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.
noble, great
