5. The 仁 and 义 here are supposed to result from the sovereign's example.
5. 'There never has been a benevolent man who neglected his parents. There never has been a righteous man who made his sovereign an after consideration.
6. 'Let your Majesty also say, "Benevolence and righteousness, and let these be your only themes." Why must you use that word — "profit?"’.
CHAPTER II
1. Mencius, another day, saw King H?i of Liang.The king went and stood with him by a pond, and,looking round at the large geese and deer, said, 'Do wise and good princes also find pleasure in these things?'