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故先王案為之制禮義以分之，
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故先王案為之制禮義以分之，Follow an explicit inference ↗故先王案為之制禮義以分之，Distinguish doing, being, and acting for ↗故先王案為之制禮義以分之，Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗知賢愚、能不能之分，Keep different negatives apart ↗皆使人載其事而各得其宜，Track whose, which, and whose perspective ↗皆使人載其事而各得其宜，Read the relationship between clauses ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 7 使 × 3 分 × 2 能 × 2 其 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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荀子 · 君道篇第十二人載其事論德而定次，量能而授官，皆使（其）人載其事而各得其所宜。上賢使之為三公，次賢使之為諸侯，下賢使之為士大夫，是所以顯設之也。
荀子 · 正論篇第十八各得其宜德而定次，量能而授官，皆使民載其事而各得其宜；不能以義制利，不能以偽飾性，則兼以為民。聖王已沒，天下無聖，則固莫足以擅天下矣。
荀子 · 禮論篇第十九多少厚薄五重，大夫三重，士再重，然後皆有衣食多少厚薄之數，皆有翣菨文章之等以敬飾之，使生死終始若一；一足以為人願，是先王之道，忠臣孝子之
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- 荀子 · Xunzi
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- Kanseki Repository · KR3a0002 · base edition tls
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- KR3a0002_004.txt, lines 559–566. XUN 4:12:2,ed. Beida p. 48; Knoblock 1:195
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