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《讓王 - Kings who have wished to resign the Throne》 | English translation: James Legge [?] | Books referencing 《讓王》 Library Resources |
| 14 | 讓王: | 舜以天下讓其友北人無擇，北人無擇曰：「異哉！后之為人也，居於甽畝之中，而遊堯之門。不若是而已，又欲以其辱行漫我。吾羞見之。」因自投清泠之淵。 |
| Kings who have wished...: | Shun proposed to resign the throne to his friend, the Northerner Wu-zhai, who said, 'A strange man you are, 0 sovereign! You (first) lived among the channeled fields, and then your place was in the palace of Yao. And not only so: you now further wish to extend to me the stain of your disgraceful doings. I am ashamed to see you.' And on this he threw himself into the abyss of Qing-ling. |
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