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告子章句下·第十节

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bái guī yuē wú yù èr shí ér qǔ yī hé rú

白圭曰:“吾欲二十而取一,何如?

mèng zǐ yuē zi zhī dào mò dào yě

孟子曰:“子之道,貉道也。

wàn shì zhī guó yī rén táo zé kě hu

万室之国,一人陶,则可乎?

yuē bù kě qì bù zú yòng yě

曰:“不可,器不足用也。

yuē fu mò wǔ gǔ bù shēng wéi shǔ shēng zhī

曰:“夫貉,五谷不生,惟黍生之。

wú chéng guō gōng shì zōng miào jì sì zhī lǐ wú zhū hóu bì bó yōng sūn wú bǎi guān yǒu sī gù èr shí qǔ yī ér zú yě

无城郭、宫室、宗庙、祭祀之礼,无诸侯币帛饔飧,无百官有司,故二十取一而足也。

jīn jū zhōng guó qù rén lún wú jūn zǐ rú zhī hé qí kě yě

今居中国,去人伦,无君子,如之何其可也?

táo yǐ guǎ qiě bù kě yǐ wèi guó kuàng wú jūn zǐ hu

陶以寡,且不可以为国,况无君子乎?

yù qīng zhī yú yáo shùn zhī dào zhě dà mò xiǎo mò yě

欲轻之于尧舜之道者,大貉小貉也;

yù zhòng zhī yú yáo shùn zhī dào zhě dà jié xiǎo jié yě

欲重之于尧舜之道者,大桀小桀也。

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