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God is the refuge of all things.

No treasures give good men so rich a grace;

Bad men He guards, and doth their ill efface.

2 His admirable words can purchase honour; His admirable deeds can raise their performer above others. Even men who are not good are not abandoned by Him.

3 Therefore when the sovereign occupies his place as ruler under God, 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 Way, which one might present humbly.

4 Why was it that the ancients prized this Way so much? Was it not because it could be got by seeking for it, and the guilty could find forgiveness (from the stain of their guilt) through turning to God? This is the reason why all under heaven consider it the most valuable thing.