明主之道
The Way of the Enlightened Ruler
明主者，有術數而不可得欺也，審於法禁而不可犯也，察於分職而不可亂也。故群臣不敢行其私，貴臣不得蔽賤，近者不得塞遠，孤寡老弱不失其職。
The enlightened ruler possesses administrative techniques that cannot be circumvented, is thorough in law and prohibition that cannot be violated, and is precise in the division of duties that cannot be thrown into disorder. Therefore ministers dare not pursue private ends, noble officials cannot conceal the humble, the close cannot block the distant, and the orphaned, widowed, old, and weak do not lose their place.