BOOK IX. THE ODES OF WEI. On the Misgovernment of the State 174 The Mean Husband 175 A Young Soldier on Service 175 BOOK X. THE ODES OF T‘ANG. The King Goes to War 177 Lament of a Bereaved Person 178 The Drawbacks of Poverty 179 A Wife Mourns for Her Husband 179 BOOK XI. THE ODES OF TS‘IN. Celebrating the Opulence of the Lords of Ts‘in 181 A Complaint 182 A Wife's Grief Because of Her Husband's Absence 182 Lament for Three Brothers 183 In Praise of a Ruler of Ts‘in 184 The Generous Nephew 185 BOOK XII. THE ODES OF CH‘IN. The Contentment of a Poor Recluse 186 The Disappointed Lover 186 A Love-Song 187 The Lament of a Lover 187 BOOK XIII. THE ODES OF KWEI. The Wish of an Unhappy Man 189 BOOK XIV. THE ODES OF TS‘AOU. Against Frivolous Pursuits 190 BOOK XV. THE ODES OF PIN. The Duke of Chow Tells of His Soldiers 191 There is a Proper Way for Doing Everything 192 _Part II. Minor Odes of the Kingdom._ BOOK I. DECADE OF LUH MING. A Festal Ode 194 A Festal Ode Complimenting an Officer 195 The Value of Friendship 196 The Response to a Festal Ode 198 An Ode of Congratulation 199 An Ode on the Return of the Troops 200 BOOK II. THE DECADE OF PIH HWA. An Ode Appropriate to a Festivity 203 BOOK III. THE DECADE OF T‘UNG KUNG. Celebrating a Hunting Expedition 204 The King's Anxiety for His Morning Levee 205 Moral Lessons from Natural Facts 206 BOOK IV. THE DECADE OF K‘E-FOO. On the Completion of a Royal Palace 207 The Condition of King Seuen's Flocks 208 BOOK V. THE DECADE OF SEAOU MIN. A Eunuch Complains of His Fate 210 An Officer Deplores the Misery of the Time 212 On the Alienation of a Friend 213