9. 'The people of Ch'? have a saying—"A man may have wisdom and discernment, but that is not like embracing the favourable opportunity. A man may have instruments of husbandry, but that is not like waiting for the farming seasons." The present time is one in which the royal dignity may be easily attained.
10. 'In the flourishing periods of the Hsia, Yin, and Chau dynasties, the royal domain did not exceed a thousand l?, and Ch'? embraces so much territory.