| | In the second month of Wei Wang, on the day after the new moon, King was in Feng. He stood in the lesser courtyard and established omens for his tomb, opening it nine times; he opened a path for future generations, issuing eight warnings and five admonitions. Eight warnings: First, [blank] at dawn when opening; second, personally cultivate nine transgressions; third, the clan cultivates nine prohibitions; fourth, do not compete but uphold righteousness; fifth, practice and apply the Nine Teachings; sixth, [blank] use defense preparations; seventh, be sufficient in using nine benefits; eighth, remain tranquil by harboring [blank]. Five admonitions: First, diligently employ strategies for the ancestral temple; second, regulate internal prohibitions and labor; third, do not distance oneself from relatives; fourth, carve without thinning [blank]; fifth, pray without worrying about jade. When human efforts are entirely insufficient, King paid homage and warned future generations about plotting competition; it cannot be concealed. He admonished future generations to use your strategies, for the night does not fully cover the insufficiency of days.
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