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passing his door did he enter. His whole body becamewithered, his hands and feet hardened by toil. WhenShun yielded the empire to him he still lived in a smallhouse and wore only an elegant sash and a coronet. Healso had to toil and slave till he died. Of all mortals hewas the most overworked and fatigued.“When King Yü died Cheng was still of tender age, andDuke Chow became Prince Regent.“The Duke of Chow was dissatisfied, and spread evilrumours about Chow throughout the empire. Chowstayed three years in the east, caused his elder brother tobe beheaded and his younger to be banished, and nearlylost his own life. Till he died he had to toil and slave.“Of all mortals, he was the most menaced and terrorised.“Confucius was well acquainted with the principles of theold emperors. He accepted the invitations of the princesof his time. But a tree was felled over him in Sung and hisfootprints were wiped out in Wei. In Shang and Chow hecame to distress, was assaulted in Chen and Tsai,humiliated by Chi and insulted by Yang-hu.“Till he died he had to toil and slave.“Of all mortals he was the most harassed and worried.“All these four sages, while alive, had not one day'spleasure, and after their death a reputation lasting manyyears.