【原文】勿创勿作，时至而随。毋以私好恶害公正，察民所恶，以自为戒。黄帝立明台之议者，上观于贤也；尧有衢室之问者，下听于人也；《桓公问》

【汉解】不急于创始，不急于作新，等到条件成熟再随之行事。不可以个人好恶损害公正原则。要调查了解人民之所恶，以便自身为戒。黄帝建立明台的咨议制度，就是为了从上面搜集贤士的意见；尧实行衢室的询问制度，也是为了从下面听取人们的呼声；

【英译】Don’t rush to create things; don’t rush to carry things through, When the time is ripe, act accordingly, and never, on account of personal likes or dislikes, violate the principle of impartiality. Examine what the people hate and take it as a warning. Huang Di set up the discussions at the Ming Tai(Bright Tower) so that he could observe those who were worthy from on high. Yao conducted the queries in the Qu Shi(Crossroads Lyceum) so that below he could listen to the people.