in it, And the guests are arranged according to the humble propriety of their behaviour.
The distant descendant presides over the feast; His sweet spirits are strong. He fills their cups from a large vase, And prays for the hoary old (among his guests):—That with hoary age and wrinkled back, They may lead on one another (to virtue), and support one another (in it); That so their old age may be blessed, And their bright happiness ever increased.
Ode 3. The Kî Zui.
Responsive to the last:—the uncles and brethren of the king express their sense of his kindness, and their wishes for his happiness, mostly in the words in which the personators of the departed ancestors had conveyed their satisfaction with the sacrifice offered to them, and promised to him their blessing.
You have made us drink to the full of your spirits; You have satiated us with your kindness. May you enjoy, O our lord, myriads of years! May your bright happiness (ever) be increased!
You have made us drink to the full of your spirits; Your viands were set out before us. May you enjoy, O our lord, myriads of years! May your bright intelligence ever be increased!
May your bright intelligence become perfect, High and brilliant, leading to a good end! That good end has (now) its beginning:—The personators of your ancestors announced it in their blessing.
What was their announcement? '(The offerings) in your dishes of bamboo and wood are clean and
