CHAPTER XV
Mencius said, "A sage is the teacher of a hundred generations:—this is true of Pih-e and Hwuy of Lewhea. Therefore when men now bear the character of Pih-e, the corrupt become pure, and the weak acquire determination. When they hear the character of Hwuy of Lew-liea, the mean become generous, and the niggardly become liberal.
2. 丘民=田野之民, "the people of the fields and wilds", the peasantry. According to the Chow Le, nine husbandmen, heads of families, formed a tsing (井); four tsing formed a yih (邑); and four yih formed a k＇ew (丘), which would thus contain 144 families. But the phrase 丘人, signifying the peasantry, is yet equivalent to "the people". Mencius uses it, his discourse being of the spirits of the land and grain.