| 《·》: | 子曰：「『相維辟公，天子穆穆』」 |
| The Master said, "'Assisting are the princes; the son of heaven looks profound and grave |
| 《·》: | 天子適諸侯曰巡狩，巡狩者巡所守也。 |
| When the Son of Heaven visited the princes, it was called a tour of inspection, that is, be surveyed the States under their care. |
| 《·》: | 與天為徒者，知天子之與己皆天之所子，而獨以己言蘄乎而人善之，蘄乎而人不善之邪？ |
| When I thus speak of being a co-worker with Heaven, it is because I know that (the sovereign, whom we style) the son of Heaven, and myself, are equally regarded by Heaven as Its sons. And should I then, as if my words were only my own, be seeking to find whether men approved of them, or disapproved of them? |
| 《·》: | 而諸侯咸尊軒轅為天子，代神農氏，是為黃帝。 |
| The princes all agreed that Xuanyuan should be the Emperor in place of Shennong, under the title Huangdi. |
| 《·》: | 為天子削瓜者副之，巾以絺。 |
| He who pares a melon for the son of Heaven should divide it into four parts and then into eight, and cover them with a napkin of fine linen. |
| 《》: | 故立天子，置三公，雖有拱璧以先駟馬，不如坐進此道。 |
| Therefore when the sovereign occupies his place as the Son of Heaven, and he has appointed his three ducal ministers, though (a prince) were to send in a round symbol-of-rank large enough to fill both the hands, and that as the precursor of the team of horses (in the court-yard), such an offering would not be equal to (a lesson of) this Dao, which one might present on his knees. |
| 《·》: | 自天子所、謂我來矣。 |
| ' From the place of the son of Heaven, Came an order to me to march, ' [said the general]. |
| 《·》: | 蓋天子之孝也。 |
| This is the filial piety of the Son of Heaven. |
| 《·》: | 爾眾士同力王室，尚弼予欽承天子威命。 |
| Unite your strength, all of you warriors, for the royal House. Give me your help, I pray you, reverently to carry out the dread charge of the Son of Heaven. |
| 《·》: | 九三：公用亨于天子，小人弗克 |
| The third NINE, undivided, shows us a feudal prince presenting his offerings to the Son of Heaven. A small man would be unequal (to such a duty). |
| 《·》: | 貴為天子，其利人不厚於正夫。 |
| 《·》: | 昔者紂為天子，將率天下甲兵百萬，左飲於淇溪，右飲於洹谿，淇水竭而洹水不流，以與周武王為難。 |
| 《·》: | 天子衣青衣，乘蒼龍，服蒼玉，建青旗，食麥與羊，服八風水，爨萁燧火。 |
| 《·》: | 《》曰：「匪交匪舒，天子所予。」 |
| 《》: | 秋，七月，天王使宰咺來歸惠公仲子之賵，緩，且子氏未薨，故名，天子七月而葬，同軌畢至，諸侯五月，同盟至，大夫三月，同位至，士踰月，外姻至，贈死不及尸，弔生不及哀，豫凶事，非禮也。 |
| 《·》: | 周公踐天子之位布德施惠，遠而逾明，十二牧，方三人，出舉遠方之民，有饑寒而不得衣食者，有獄訟而失職者，有賢才而不舉者，以入告乎天子，天子於其君之朝也，攝而進之曰：「意朕之政教有不得者與！」 |
