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"To all beings Tao is the hidden secret (ao): To the good persons it is their treasure (pao), To the not good it is that by which they are preserved (pao). Beautiful speech can go to the market. Respectable conduct can be bestowed on others. Those who are not good, Why discard them? Therefore on crowning the Son of Heaven, On appointing the Three Ducal Ministers (kung), Although there are tributes of jade, Preceding teams of four horses, It is better to kneel (tso) and present this Tao. Why did the ancients honor this Tao? One does not say that they did it for the purpose of gain, Rather they wish to be free from offenses (tsui). Therefore they were the honored under heaven."