Chapter 33장
《詩》云：「瞻彼淇澳，菉竹猗猗。有斐君子，如切如磋，如琢如磨。瑟兮僩兮，赫兮喧兮。有斐君子，終不可諠兮！」「如切如磋」者，道學也；「如琢如磨」者，自脩也；「瑟兮僩兮」者，恂慄也；「赫兮喧兮」者，威儀也；「有斐君子，終不可諠兮」者，道盛德至善，民之不能忘也。《詩》云：「於戲前王不忘！」君子賢其賢而親其親，小人樂其樂而利其利，此以沒世不忘也。
The Odes say, "Look at that bend of the Qi, where the green bamboo grows thick. There is our shining gentleman — as if cut, as if filed, as if carved, as if polished. Grave and firm, bright and radiant. There is our shining gentleman — to the end he cannot be forgotten."
"As if cut, as if filed" speaks of learning. "As if carved, as if polished" is cultivating oneself. "Grave and firm" is caution and awe. "Bright and radiant" is dignity of bearing. "There is our shining gentleman — to the end he cannot be forgotten" speaks of abundant virtue and the utmost good, which the people are unable to forget.
The Odes say, "Ah, the former kings are not forgotten." The gentleman deems worthy what they deemed worthy and holds dear what they held dear. The small man delights in what they delighted in and profits by what they profited by. So even after they have left the world they are not forgotten.