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RULES OF PROCEDURE.
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unjust sentence, he shall be declared unworthy to
be a member of the court, and the king shall punish
him for his offence.
* 68. That king, however, who is intent on doing
his duty, must be particularly anxious to discover
what is right and what is wrong, because there is
a variety of dispositions among mankind.
69. There are some who give false evidence from
covetousness. There are other villainous wretches
who resort to forging documentary evidence.
70. Therefore both (sorts of evidence) must be
tested by the king with great care : documents,
according to the rules regarding writings ; witnesses,
according to the law of witnesses.
* 71. Liars may have the appearance of veracious
men, and veracious men may resemble liars. There
are many different characters. Therefore it is neces-
sary to examine (everything).
* 72. The firmament has the appearance of a flat
surface, and the fire-fly looks like fire. Yet there is
no surface to the sky, nor fire in the fire-fly.
* 73. Therefore it is proper to investigate a matter,
even though it should have happened before one’s
own eyes. One who does not deliver his opinion
till he has investigated the matter will not violate
justice.
68. The two following paragraphs show what is meant by ‘the
diversity of men’s minds.’ A.
72. As the sky has the appearance of a level plain like the earth,
yet there is nothing like earth about it; and as there is no fire
in the fire-fly, although it sparks like fire; even so the utterances of
men are often untrue, though they may have the appearance of true
statements. Therefore it is necessary to examine strictly even
what a man professes to have seen with his own eyes. A.
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unjust sentence, he shall be declared unworthy to
be a member of the court, and the king shall punish
him for his offence.
* 68. That king, however, who is intent on doing
his duty, must be particularly anxious to discover
what is right and what is wrong, because there is
a variety of dispositions among mankind.
69. There are some who give false evidence from
covetousness. There are other villainous wretches
who resort to forging documentary evidence.
70. Therefore both (sorts of evidence) must be
tested by the king with great care : documents,
according to the rules regarding writings ; witnesses,
according to the law of witnesses.
* 71. Liars may have the appearance of veracious
men, and veracious men may resemble liars. There
are many different characters. Therefore it is neces-
sary to examine (everything).
* 72. The firmament has the appearance of a flat
surface, and the fire-fly looks like fire. Yet there is
no surface to the sky, nor fire in the fire-fly.
* 73. Therefore it is proper to investigate a matter,
even though it should have happened before one’s
own eyes. One who does not deliver his opinion
till he has investigated the matter will not violate
justice.
68. The two following paragraphs show what is meant by ‘the
diversity of men’s minds.’ A.
72. As the sky has the appearance of a level plain like the earth,
yet there is nothing like earth about it; and as there is no fire
in the fire-fly, although it sparks like fire; even so the utterances of
men are often untrue, though they may have the appearance of true
statements. Therefore it is necessary to examine strictly even
what a man professes to have seen with his own eyes. A.