Book 2: 《為政》 Wei Zheng (Governance)
《為政》 Passage 2.23
子張問：「十世可知也？」子曰：「殷因於夏禮，所損益，可知也；周因於殷禮，所損益，可知也；其或繼周者，雖百世可知也。」
Legge Translation (1861)
Zizhang asked whether the affairs of ten ages after could be known.Confucius said: "The Yin dynasty followed the regulations of the Xia: wherein it took from or added to them may be known. The Zhou dynasty has followed the regulations of Yin: wherein it took from or added to them may be known. Some other may follow the Zhou, but though it should be at the distance of a hundred ages, its affairs may be known."
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