所谓平天下在治其国者，上老老而民兴孝，上长长而民兴弟，上恤孤而民不倍①。是以君子絜②矩之道也。
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所谓使天下太平在于治理好自己的国家， 就是说在上位的人尊敬老人，百姓就跟着兴起孝道；在上位的人尊重长辈，百姓就跟着兴起悌道；在上位的人体恤无父的孩子，百姓就不会互相背弃。所以说君子能够起到率先垂范的作用。
What is meant by “making the whole kingdom peaceful and happy depends on the government of his state” is this: When the sovereign behaves to his aged, the people will be aroused toward filial piety; when the sovereign behaves to his elders, the people will be aroused toward brotherly respect; when the sovereign treats compassionately the young and helpless, then the common people will not follow the opposite course. Thus the ruler has a principle with which, as with a measuring square, he may regulate his conduct.
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