25。
| 三 |
才 |
者， |
天 |
地 |
人。 |
| sān |
cái |
zhě |
tiān |
dì |
rén |
| (three |
forces |
these: |
heaven, |
earth, |
man) |
The Three Fundamental Forces are Heaven, Earth, and Man.
26。
| 三 |
光 |
者， |
日 |
月 |
星。 |
| sān |
guāng |
zhě |
rì |
yuè |
xīng |
| (three |
bright |
these: |
sun, |
moon, |
stars) |
The Three Bright Things are the sun, the moon, and the stars.
27。
| 三 |
纲 |
者， |
君 |
臣 |
义。 |
| sān |
gāng |
zhě |
jūn |
chén |
yì |
| (three |
principles |
these: |
sovereign, |
subject, |
duty) |
The Three Basic Principles are: the duty between sovereign and subject,
. . .
28。
| 父 |
子 |
亲， |
夫 |
妇 |
顺。 |
| fù |
zǐ |
qīn |
fū |
fù |
shùn |
| (father, |
son, |
love; |
husband, |
wife, |
harmony) |
. . . the love between father and son, and the harmony between man and
wife.
29。
| 曰 |
春 |
夏， |
曰 |
秋 |
冬。 |
| yuē |
chūn |
xià |
yuē |
qiū |
dōng |
| (say |
spring, |
summer; |
say |
fall, |
winter) |
We speak of four periods: spring, summer, fall, and winter; . . .
30。
| 此 |
四 |
时， |
运 |
不 |
穷。 |
| cǐ |
sì |
shí |
yùn |
bù |
qióng |
| (these |
four |
seasons |
move |
not |
end) |
. . . these four seasons alternate endlessly.
31。
| 曰 |
南 |
北， |
曰 |
西 |
东。 |
| yuē |
nán |
běi |
yuē |
xī |
dōng |
| (say |
south, |
north, |
say |
west, |
east) |
We speak of north, south, east and west; . . .
32。
| 此 |
四 |
方， |
应 |
乎 |
中。 |
| cǐ |
sì |
fāng |
yìng |
hū |
zhōng |
| (these |
four |
directions |
respond |
to |
middle) |
. . . these four directions define the center.