１２　有子曰、礼之用和為貴、先王之道斯為美、小大由之、有所不行、知和而和、不以礼節之、亦不可行也

　

　The philosopher Yu said, "In practicing the rules of propriety, a natural ease is to be prized. In the ways prescribed by the ancient kings, this is the excellent quality, and in things small and great we follow them.
"Yet it is not to be observed in all cases. If one, knowing how such ease should be prized, manifests it, without regulating it by the rules of propriety, this likewise is not to be done."
　
　現代訳。

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