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The turtle dove is in the mulberry tree, |
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And her young ones are seven. |
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The virtuous man, the princely one, |
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Is uniformly correct in his deportment. |
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He is uniformly correct in his deportment, |
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His heart is as if it were tied to what is correct. |
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The turtle dove is in the mulberry tree, |
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And her young ones are in the plum tree. |
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The virtuous man, the princely one, |
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Has his girdle of silk. |
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His girdle is of silk, |
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And his cap is of spotted deer-skin. |
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The turtle dove is in the mulberry tree, |
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And her young ones are in the jujube tree. |
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The virtuous man, the princely one, |
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Has nothing wrong in his deportment. |
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He has nothing wrong in his deportment, |
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And thus he rectifies the four quarters of the State. |
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The turtle dove is in the mulberry tree, |
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And her young ones are in the hazel tree. |
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The virtuous man, the princely one, |
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Rectifies the people of the State. |
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He rectifies the people of his State: -- |
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May he continue for ten thousand years! |