ITonceoccurredtoacertainking，thatifhealwaysknewtherighttimetobegineverything；ifheknewwhoweretherightpeopletolistento，andwhomtoavoid，and，aboveall，ifhealwaysknewwhatwasthemostimportantthingtodo，hewouldneverfailinanythinghemightundertake。

　　Andthisthoughthavingoccurredtohim，hehaditproclaimedthroughouthiskingdomthathewouldgiveagreatrewardtoanyonewhowouldteachhimwhatwastherighttimeforeveryaction，andwhowerethemostnecessarypeople，andhowhemightknowwhatwasthemostimportantthingtodo。

　　AndlearnedmencametotheKing，buttheyallansweredhisquestionsdifferently。

　　Inreplytothefirstquestion，somesaidthattoknowtherighttimeforeveryaction，onemustdrawupinadvance，atableofdays，monthsandyears，andmustlivestrictlyaccordingtoit。Onlythus，saidthey，couldeverythingbedoneatitspropertime。Othersdeclaredthatitwasimpossibletodecidebeforehandtherighttimeforeveryaction；butthat，notlettingoneselfbeabsorbedinidlepastimes，oneshouldalwaysattendtoallthatwasgoingon，andthendowhatwasmostneedful。Others，again，saidthathoweverattentivetheKingmightbetowhatwasgoingon，itwasimpossibleforonemantodecidecorrectlytherighttimeforeveryaction，butthatheshouldhaveaCouncilofwisemen，whowouldhelphimtofixthepropertimeforeverything。

　　ButthenagainotherssaidthereweresomethingswhichcouldnotwaittobelaidbeforeaCouncil，butaboutwhichonehadatoncetodecidewhethertoundertakethemornot。Butinordertodecidethatonemustknowbeforehandwhatwasgoingtohappen。Itisonlymagicianswhoknowthat；and，thereforeinordertoknowtherighttimeforeveryaction，onemustconsultmagicians。

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