1. Ning Zheng enforces the law against the will of the public rather than against his own will.

2. Calendar prohibitions, since the beginning of the great revolution, small ministers will not violate it.

3. Only good deeds are not enough for government, and only law is not enough for oneself.

4. Make legislation according to the situation, and make rituals according to the situation.

5. The rule of law is the best way to govern, and the rule of law must not be chaotic.

6. Words are like arrows, and law enforcement is like mountains.

7. Doubts about crime should be light, but doubts about merit should be serious. Rather than killing innocent people, it is better to lose them.

8. The purpose of laws is to guide the people, and the purpose of punishment is to prohibit adultery.

9. Don’t avoid ministers when punished, and don’t spare ordinary people when you reward good deeds.

10. Those who work in the world must not be ungrateful. There is no one who can accomplish things without righteousness.

11. Those who are loyal and beneficial will be rewarded even if they are enemies; those who violate the law and are negligent will be punished even if they are relatives.

12. If there are no road bolts above, there will be no law-abiding below.

13. When the law is great, it is for the public and right, and what is not is for the public and wrong.

14. The husband makes laws and decrees to abolish private affairs. The laws are enforced but private ways are abolished.

15. Legislation is the first key to success. The prosperity and decline of the country are all determined by this.

16. Those who are good at making laws are like the craftsmen using the tools; those who are not good at making the laws are like the potters using the shapes.

17. The king and his ministers, high and low, all obey the law. This is called great governance.

18. The way of man lies in the legal system, which is used for right and wrong.

19. The law comes from etiquette and authority.

20. Punishing the deceased is a heinous crime.

21. Regulate the country before it is in chaos, and protect the country before it is in danger.

22. The sage governs the country by observing the customs and making laws.

23. Law enforcement is like a mountain, and guarding oneself is like jade.

24. There are principles but no fixed laws in the world.

25. Once the laws are implemented and disciplines are correct, there will be no country that cannot be governed and no people that cannot be transformed.

26. It is not advisable to be partial and use different methods internally and externally.

27. Don’t speak out if it’s illegal, it’s not the right way.

28. If you raise upright people and make mistakes, the people will obey. If you make mistakes and make mistakes, the people will not obey.

29. If his body is upright, he will do it if he is not told; if his body is not upright, he will not follow his orders.

30. A gentleman is the one who respects and orders. If orders are not carried out, then there is no ruler, so the wise ruler should be careful with his orders.

31. A country is neither always strong nor always weak; if those who follow the law are strong, the country will be strong; if those who follow the law are weak, the country will be weak.

32. When a prince breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people.

33. The importance of legislation will make good people be encouraged to be virtuous and happy with their policies, while evil people will be saddened by the disasters and regret their actions.

34. Therefore, if a country is governed without its own laws, it will be chaotic, and if it abides by the laws but does not change, it will decline.

35. Man follows the earth, earth follows the heaven, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature.