Zhēnyán 6:7

7 Mā yǐ méiyǒu yuán shuaì , méiyǒu guān zhǎng , méiyǒu jūnwáng ,

Zhēnyán 6:7 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 6:7

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler.
] None to guide and direct her what to do; nor any to overlook her, to see that she does aright, or to oblige her to work, and keep her to it; nor any to call her to an account, and correct her for doing amiss; and nevertheless diligent and industrious, doing everything of herself, by the instinct of nature, readily and willingly: and yet how slothful are men; who, besides the dictates of nature, reason, and conscience, have parents, masters, ministers, and magistrates, to guide, direct, exhort, instruct, and enforce! so Aristotle F11 says of the ant, that it is (agarcov) , without any ruler or governor.


FOOTNOTES:

F11 Hist. de Animal. l. 1. c. 1.

Zhēnyán 6:7 In-Context

5 Yào jiù zìjǐ , rú lù tuōlí lièhù de shǒu , rú diǎo tuōlí bǔ diǎo rén de shǒu .
6 Lǎnduò rén nǎ , nǐ qù chákàn mā Yǐde dòng zuò , jiù kĕ dé zhìhuì .
7 Mā yǐ méiyǒu yuán shuaì , méiyǒu guān zhǎng , méiyǒu jūnwáng ,
8 Shàngqiĕ zaì xiàtiān yùbeì shíwù , zaì shōugē shí jùliǎn liángshi .
9 Lǎnduò rén nǎ , nǐ yào shuì dào jǐshí ne . nǐ hé shí shuì xǐng ne .
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