ðə "kˈɜːɹənt skɹˈɪpt tˈɛksts" poːɹtɹˈeɪ kənfjˈuːʃəs æz ɐ pɹˈɑːfɪt ɔːɹ "ʌŋkɹˈaʊnd kˈɪŋ" ðæt ʃˌʊdəv ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə mˈændeɪt ʌv hˈɛvən.
The "current script texts" portray Confucius as a prophet or "uncrowned king" that should have received the Mandate of Heaven.