3. 为, 4th tone. 匹夫匹妇—＇common men and women＇;—see Analects, XIV.xviii.3. The phrases are understood here, however, with a special application to the father and mother of the murdered boy.
4. ＇When T＇ang began his work of executing justice,he commenced with Ko, and though he made eleven punitive expeditions, he had not an enemy in the kingdom. When he pursued his work in the east, the rude tribes in the west murmured. So did those on the north, when he was engaged in the south. Their cry was—"Why does he make us last."Thus, the people＇s longing for him was like their longing for rain in a time of great drought. The frequenters of the markets stopped not. Those engaged in weeding inthe fields made no change in their operations. While　he punished their rulers, he consoled the people. Hisprogress was like the falling of opportune rain, and the people were delighted. It is said in the Book of History, "We have waited for our prince. When our prince comes, we may escape from the punishments under which we suffer."