Leaders establish numbers and measures, and consider virtuous conduct. Without regulation there will be lament, but you cannot blame anyone. Peaceful regulation is successful. Contented regulation is auspicious. To go on will result in exaltation.
Painful regulation bodes ill if persisted in.
By repenting, it is eliminated. It is beneficial to cross great rivers. It is beneficial to be upright. Joyful and docile, sincerity then transforms the nation. It is beneficial to cross great rivers, riding on a carved wooden boat.