The Foundation of All Things: “If Order Fails, Can the Grain Be Eaten?”

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Duke Jing of Qi said: “If roles collapse, though I have grain, can I eat it?”

If, indeed, the prince be not prince, the minister not minister, the father not father, and the son not son, although I have my revenue, can I enjoy it?

信如君不君，臣不臣，父不父，子不子，虽有粟，吾得而食诸？

Source: The Analects, Yan Yuan XII, Chapter 11

Author: Duke Jing of Qi

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