
Yi was skillful at archery, and Ao could move a boat along upon the land, but neither of them died a natural death. Yu and Ji personally wrought at the toils of husbandry, and they became possessors of the kingdom.
羿善射,奡荡舟,俱不得其死然;禹稷躬稼,而有天下。
Source: The Analects, Xian Wen XIV, Chapter 5
Author: Nan Gong Kuo




