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 self-restraint. He went out to hunt beyond the Lo, and a hundred days elapsed without his returning. (On this) Î, the prince of Khiung, taking advantage of the discontent of the people, resisted (his return) on (the south of) the Ho. The (king's) five brothers had attended their mother in following him, and were waiting for him on the north of the Lo; and (when they heard of Î's movement), all full of dissatisfaction, they related the Cautions of the great Yü in the form of songs.

The first said,

It was the lesson of our great ancestor:— The people should be cherished, And not looked down upon. The people are the root of a country; The root firm, the country is tranquil. When I look at all under heaven, Of the simple men and simple women, Any one may surpass me. If the One man err repeatedly , Should dissatisfaction be waited for till it appears? Before it is seen, it should be guarded against. In my dealing with the millions of the people, I should feel as much anxiety as if I were driving six horses with rotten reins. The ruler of men— How should he be but reverent (of his duties)?'

The second said,

When the palace is a wild of lust, And the country is a wild for hunting;