King Wen laboured earnestly ； ——
Right is it we should have received [the kingdom] .
We will diffuse [his virtue] ， ever cherishing the thought of him ；
Henceforth we will seek only the settlement [of the kingdom] .
It was he through whom came the appointment of Zhou ；
Oh ！ let us ever cherish the thought of him .
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文王既勤止、我應(yīng)受之。
敷時繹思、我徂維求定。
時周之命、于繹思。
Right is it we should have received [the kingdom] .
We will diffuse [his virtue] ， ever cherishing the thought of him ；
Henceforth we will seek only the settlement [of the kingdom] .
It was he through whom came the appointment of Zhou ；
Oh ！ let us ever cherish the thought of him .
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文王既勤止、我應(yīng)受之。
敷時繹思、我徂維求定。
時周之命、于繹思。