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至诚之道，可以前知［1］。国家将兴，必
有祯祥［2］；国家将亡，必有妖孽［3］。见［4］
乎 蓍 龟［5］， 动 乎 四 体［6］。 祸 福 将 至， 善，
必先知之；不善，必先知之。故至诚如神。

It is characteristic of the most entire sincerity
to be able to foreknow. When a nation or family is
about to flourish, there are sure to be happy omens;
and when it is about to perish, there are sure to be
unlucky omens. Such events are seen in the milfoil
and tortoise, and affect the movements of the four
limbs. When calamity or happiness is about to come,
the good shall certainly be foreknown by him, and
the evil also. Therefore the individual possessed of
the most complete sincerity is like a spirit.

【注释】［1］前知：提前知道。［2］祯祥：吉

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