41。    

曰	喜	怒，	曰	哀	惧。
yuē	xǐ	nù	yuē	āi	jù
(say	happiness,	anger,	say	grief,	fear)

We speak of happiness, anger, grief, fear, . . .

42。    

爱	恶	欲，	七	情	具。
ài	wù	yù	qī	qíng	jù
(love,	hatred,	desire;	seven	emotions	have)

. . . love, hatred, and desire; these are the seven emotions.

43。    

匏	土	革，	木	石	金。
páo	tǔ	gé	mù	shí	jīn
(gourd,	earth,	leather,	wood,	stone,	metal)

Gourds, pottery, leather, wood, stone, metal, . . .

44。    

与	丝	竹，	乃	八	音。
yǔ	sī	zhú	nǎi	bā	yīn
(and	silk,	bamboo,	are	eight	sounds)

. . . silk, and bamboo are the eight materials from which musical instruments are made.

45。    

高	曾	祖，	父	而	身。
gāo	zēng	zǔ	fù	ér	shēn
(higher,	great grandfather,	grandfather,	father,	then	body)

From your great-great grandfather, to your great grandfather, to your father, to yourself, . . .

46。    

身	而	子，	子	而	孙。
shēn	ér	zǐ	zǐ	ér	sūn
(body	then	son,	son	then	grandson)

. . . from yourself to your son, to your grandson, . . .

47。    

自	子	孙，	至	元	曾。
zì	zǐ	sūn	zhì	yuán	céng
(self	son	grandson	until	original	already)

. . . to your great grandson, and then on to your great-great grandson,
. . .

48。    

乃	九	族，	而	之	伦。
nǎi	jiǔ	zú	ér	zhī	lún
(are	nine	generations	thus	this	realtionship)

. . . these are the nine generations of your family.

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