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持枢·持枢

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chí shū wèi chūn shēng xià zhǎng qiū shōu dōng cáng tiān zhī zhèng yě bù kě gàn ér nì zhī

持枢,谓春生、夏长、秋收、冬藏,天之正也,不可干而逆之。

nì zhī zhě suī chéng bì bài

逆之者,虽成必败。

gù rén jūn yì yǒu tiān shū shēng yǎng chéng cáng yì fù bù kě gàn ér nì zhī nì zhī suī shèng bì shuāi

故人君亦有天枢,生养成藏,亦复不可干而逆之,逆之虽盛必衰。

cǐ tiān dào rén jūn zhī dà gāng yě

此天道、人君之大纲也。

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