| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| The sage has no constant heart, | |
| taking the hearts of the people as their own. | |
| Those who are good, | |
| I treat with kindness; | |
| those who are not good, | |
| I also treat with kindness; | |
| the kindness of virtue. | |
| Those who are trustworthy, | |
| I trust them; | |
| those who are not trustworthy, | |
| I also trust them; | |
| the trust of virtue. | |
| The sage in all under heaven, | |
| drawing inward to blend the hearts of all under heaven, | |
| the people all pour their ears and eyes toward him; | |
| the sage treats them all as infants. |