Chinese literatureBook 1 — BOOK I.—DECADE OF KING WAN.— Celebrating King WanJohn Francis Davis translationChapter navigation104 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterCOMPRISINGTHE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUSBook I. King Hwuy of Lëang.— Part IBook V. Wan Chang.— Part IBOOK III.—THE ODES OF P'EI.— An Officer Bewails the Neglect with which He is Treated A Wife Deplores the Absence of Her Husband The Plaint of a Rejected Wife Soldiers of Wei Bewail Separation from their Families An Officer Tells of His Mean Employment An Officer Sets Forth His Hard Lot The Complaint of a Neglected Wife In Praise of a Maiden Discontent Chwang Keang Bemoans Her Husband's CrueltyBOOK XV.—THE ODES OF PIN.— The Duke of Chow Tells of His Soldiers There is a Proper Way for Doing EverythingBOOK VIII.—THE DECADE OF TOO JIN SZE.— In Praise of By-gone Simplicity A Wife Bemoans Her Husband's Absence The Earl of Shaou's Work The Plaint of King Yew's Forsaken Wife Hospitality On the Misery of SoldiersBOOK I.—DECADE OF KING WAN.— Celebrating King WanBOOK III.—DECADE OF TANG.— King Seuen on the Occasion of a Great DroughtBOOK I.—SACRIFICIAL ODES OF CHOW.— Appropriate to a Sacrifice to King Wan On Sacrificing to the Kings Woo, Ching, and K'angTHE ANALECTSINTRODUCTIONBOOK IBOOK IIBOOK IIIBOOK IVBOOK VBOOK VIBOOK VIIBOOK VIIIBOOK IXBOOK XBOOK XIBOOK XIIBOOK XIIIBOOK XIVBOOK XVBOOK XVIBOOK XVIIBOOK XVIIIBOOK XIXBOOK XXTHE SAYINGS OF MENICUSBOOK IPart ITHE SHI-KINGBOOK IBOOK IIBOOK IIIPart clear, the stream of King Is foul beside the Wei. You feast elate with your new mate, And take no heed of me. Loose mate, avoid my dam, Nor dare my basket move! Person slighted, life all blighted, What can the future prove?BOOK VIIBOOK VIIIBOOK IXBOOK XBOOK XIBOOK XIIBOOK XIVBOOK XVBOOK IBOOK IIBOOK IIIBOOK IVBOOK VBOOK VIBOOK VIIBOOK VIIIBOOK IBOOK III [*]BOOK IChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XXChapter XXIChapter XXIIChapter XXIIIChapter XXIVChapter XXVChapter XXVIChapter XXVIIChapter XXVIIIChapter XXIXChapter XXXChapter XXXIChapter XXXIIChapter XXXIIIChapter XXXIVChapter XXXVChapter XXXVIChapter XXXVIIChapter XXXVIIIChapter XXXIXChapter XL~THE SORROWS OF HAN~TRANSLATOR'S PREFACEDRAMATIS PERSONAE~THE SORROWS OF HAN~ [1]Previous chapter ←Book 8 — BOOK VIII.—THE DECADE OF TOO JIN SZE.— In Praise of By-gone Simplicity A Wife Bemoans Her Husband's Absence The Earl of Shaou's Work The Plaint of King Yew's Forsaken Wife Hospitality On the Misery of SoldiersNext chapter →Book 3 — BOOK III.—DECADE OF TANG.— King Seuen on the Occasion of a Great DroughtAll chapters and sections (104)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsCOMPRISINGTHE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUSBooks15315Book 8 · Books8Book 1 · Books1Book 3 · Books3Book 1 · Books1Book 1 · Other sectionsTHE ANALECTSINTRODUCTIONBook 1 · Books1Book 2 · Books2Book 3 · Books3Book 4 · Books4Book 5 · Books5Book 6 · Books6Book 7 · Books7Book 8 · Books8Book 9 · Books9Book 10 · Books10Book 11 · Books11Book 12 · Books12Book 13 · Books13Book 14 · Books14Book 15 · Books15Books1617181920Book 20 · Other sectionsTHE SAYINGS OF MENICUSBook 1 · Books1Parts1Part 1 · Other sectionsTHE SHI-KINGPart 1 / Book 1 · Books1Part 1 / Book 2 · Books2Part 1 / Book 3 · Books3Part 1 / Book 3 · Other sectionsPart clear, the stream of King Is foul beside the Wei. You feast elate with your new mate, And take no heed of me. Loose mate, avoid my dam, Nor dare my basket move! Person slighted, life all blighted, What can the future prove?Part 1 / Book 7 · Books7Part 1 / Book 8 · Books8Part 1 / Book 9 · Books9Part 1 / Book 10 · Books10Part 1 / Book 11 · Books11Part 1 / Book 12 · Books12Part 1 / Book 14 · Books14Part 1 / Book 15 · Books15Part 2 / Book 1 · Books1Part 2 / Book 2 · Books2Part 2 / Book 3 · Books3Part 2 / Book 4 · Books4Part 2 / Book 5 · Books5Part 2 / Book 6 · Books6Part 2 / Book 7 · Books7Part 2 / Book 8 · Books8Part 3 / Book 1 · Books1Part 3 / Book 3 · Books3Part 4 / Book 1 · Books1Part 4 / Book 1 · Chapters12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940Part 4 / Book 1 · Other sections~THE SORROWS OF HAN~TRANSLATOR'S PREFACEDRAMATIS PERSONAE~THE SORROWS OF HAN~ [1][Book II. is omitted]◇← BOOK VIII.—THE DECADE OF TOO JIN SZE.— In Praise of By-gone Simplicity A Wife Bemoans Her Husband's Absence The Earl of Shaou's Work The Plaint of King Yew's Forsaken Wife Hospitality On the Misery of SoldiersBOOK III.—DECADE OF TANG.— King Seuen on the Occasion of a Great Drought →