1. Tsze-kung asked which of the two, Shih or
Shang, was the superior. The Master said, 'Shih goes beyond the due mean, and
Shang does not come up to it.'
2. 'Then,' said Tsze-kung, 'the superiority
is with Shih, I suppose.'
3. The Master said, 'To go beyond is as wrong
as to fall short.'