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Translation of Chapters I-XLIII

The page-references are to the Yüan ta-tê, Lu Wên-ch'ao's, and Ch'ên Li's editions respectively. I have followed Lu's division in paragraphs and the titles he gives to them. The numbering and sub-division with a, b, etc. are mine.

I. Ranks.
II. Appellations.
III. Posthumous Names
IV. The Five Deities
V. The Gods of the Earth and of the Millet
VI. Rites and Music
VII. The Enfeoffing of a Feudal Lord
VIII. The Capital
IX. The Five Elements
X. The Three Hosts
XI. Executions
XII. Admonitions
XIII. District Archery
XIV. Retiring From Office
XV. Pi-Yung
XVI. Calamities and Extraordinary Events
XVII. Ploughing and Gathering Mulberry-Leaves
XVIII. The Fêng- and Shan-Sacrifices
XIX. Tours of Inspection
XX. Examination and Degradation
XXI. Whom the King does Not Consider His Subjects
XXII. Divination with the Milfoil and the Tortoise-Shell
XXIII. Sages
XXIV. The Eight Winds
XXV. Trade
XXVI. Ritual Presents 1276
XXVII. The Three Rectifications 1322
XXVIII. The Three Instructions
XXIX. The Three Major and the Six Minor Relationships
XXX. Instinct and Emotion
XXXI. Destinies
XXXII. Clan and Kindred
XXXIII. Clan-Names and Personal Names
XXXIV Heaven and Earth
XXXV. The Sun and the Moon
XXXVI. The Four Seasons
XXXVII. Robes
XXXVIII. The Five Punishments
XXXIX. The Five Canons
XL. Marriage.
XLI. Knee-Covers and Caps
XLII. Mourning Garments
XLIII. The Passing Away of the Son of Heaven and of the Feudal Lord

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