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Of [our] admirable, amiable, sovereign, |
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Most illustrious is the excellent virtue. |
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He orders rightly the people, orders rightly the officers, |
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And receives his dignity from heaven, |
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Which protects and helps him, and [confirms] his appointment, |
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By repeated acts of renewal from heaven. |
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[So] does he seek for the emoluments of dignity, [and obtain] all blessings, -- |
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Thousands and hundreds of thousands of descendants, |
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Of reverent virtue and admirable character, |
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Fit to be rulers [of States], fit to be king, |
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Erring in nothing, forgetful of nothing, |
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Observing and following the old statutes. |
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[May they] manifest all self-restraint in deportment, |
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And their virtuous fame be without fail! |
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Without resentments, without dislikes, |
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[May they] give free course to [the good among] the officers, |
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Receiving blessing without limit, |
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And regulating all within the four quarters [of the kingdom]! |
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Regulating all, and determining each point, |
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Giving repose to his friends, |
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All the princes and ministers, |
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Will love the son of Heaven. |
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Not idly occupying his office, |
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The people will find rest in him. |
Published
by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia