入國

Within forty days of entering the state, practice the five actions and nine acts of grace. The first is honoring the elderly; the second is nurturing the young; the third is caring for orphans; the fourth is supporting the ill; the fifth is matching the solitary; the sixth is visiting the sick; the seventh is reaching the destitute; the eighth is relieving the distressed; the ninth is continuing broken lineages.

What is meant by 'honoring the elderly' is this: in every state and capital there shall be an Official for the Elderly. Those seventy and above — one of their sons is exempt from military service, and every three months they receive a gift of meat. Those eighty and above — two sons are exempt, and every month they receive a gift of meat. Those ninety and above — the entire household is exempt from service, and they receive wine and meat daily.

What is meant by 'matching the solitary' is this: in every state and capital there shall be an Official Matchmaker. A man without a wife is called a widower; a woman without a husband is called a widow. Take the widowers and widows and match them together; grant them fields and dwellings to establish households — for three years they are exempt from service duties.