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352.	惟	一	經	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	only this one book.
	Wei²	i¹	ching¹
	Only	one	classic

Wei see line 264.

I see line 45.

Ching see title. [Lines 349—352 are formed upon an old proverb which is given in the biography of 韋賢 Wei Hsien, a statesman and scholar of the 1st cent. B.C. Hence the use of the word ching, which would otherwise seem presumptuous.]

353.	勤	有	功	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Diligence has its reward;
	Ch'in²	yu³	kung¹
	Diligent	have	merit

Ch'in see line 270.

Yu see line 14.

Kung is composed of 力 li strength as radical, with 工 kung labour as phonetic and part contributor to the sense, which was originally effort for the benefit of a State.

354.	戲	無	益	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	play has no advantages.
	Hsi⁴	wu²	i⁴
	Play	not	add

Hsi is composed of 戈 ko a spear as radical, with a phonetic meaning an earthen sacrificial vessel. The original sense of the word is doubtful. It now means play of a trifling kind, and is also applied to stage-plays.

Wu see line 277.

I is composed of 皿 min dishes as radical, and a corruption of 水 shui water, which taken together are supposed to yield the idea of fullness, abundance, the original sense of this character.