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130.	至	平	治	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	it goes on to government of one's own State and tranquillisation of the Empire.
	Chih⁴	p'ing²	chih⁴
	Arrive	balance	govern

Chih see line 94.

P'ing is composed of 于 yü (used for 於 line 35) and 八 pa to divide (line 88). It means even, smooth, etc., and with it is understood 天下 t'ien hsia beneath the canopy of heaven, the empire. The order of p'ing and chih is transposed for the jingle's sake.

Chih is composed of 水 shui water as radical, and 台 i to speak, I, to give (also read t'ai exalted) as phonetic, the latter being originally composed of 以 (line 8) over 口 k'ou mouth. How it comes to mean to govern, to cure, is somewhat obscure. With it is understood 國 kuo a State (line 155), in reference to which term it must be remembered that the work in question was written during the Feudal Age of China, when the country was split up into vassal States owning a nominal allegiance to a suzerain State. See also line 257.

131.	孝	經	通	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	When the Classic of Filial Piety is mastered,
	Hsiao⁴	ching¹	t'ung¹
	Filial	classic	pierce

Hsiao see line 41.

Ching see title. This work is ascribed to Tsêng Ts'an (line 128).

T'ung is composed of the walking radical and 甬 yung bursting vegetation as phonetic. It means to go through, free, not obstructed, to understand, etc.

132.	四	書	熟	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	and the Four Books are known by heart,
	Ssŭ⁴	shu¹	shu²
	Four	book	cooked

Ssŭ see title and line 37.

Shu see line 114.