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Jin Xin II · 孟子 7B.28

Passage 28

孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē：「諸zhū侯hóu之zhī寶bǎo三sān：土tǔ地dì、人rén民mín、政zhèng事shì。寶bǎo珠zhū玉yù者zhě，殃yāng必bì及jí身shēn。」

Mencius said, 'The precious things of a prince are three: the territory, the people, the government and its business. If one value as most precious pearls and jade, calamity is sure to befall him.'

First-principles reading

Begin with the words and context, expose the premise beneath the argument, then test the conditions and limits of the principle.