Wake Forest University
Patrick Edwin Moran
Traditional:
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天有春夏秋冬，地有金木水火，人有仁義禮智，皆以
四者相為用也。季札。
Translation:
Heaven has spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The earth has metal, wood, water, and fire. Human beings have benevolence, sense of right and wrong, sense of ritual, and wisdom. In each case, each component is a function (of the previous component or grows out of the previous component).
Ji Zha
Commentary:
Zhu Xi asserts here that the same fundamental spurs for action manifest themselves in the celestial realm, in the earthly realm, and in the human realm. Spring fosters life, metal