wén gōng wèn yú guō yǎn yuē shǐ yě wú yǐ zhì guó wèi yì jīn yě nán
文公问于郭偃曰：“始也，吾以治国为易，今也难。
duì yuē jūn yǐ wéi yì qí nán yě jiāng zhì yǐ
”对曰：“君以为易，其难也将至矣。
jūn yǐ wéi nán qí yì yě jiāng zhì yān
君以为难，其易也将至焉。
国语 · 左丘明 · Chapter 127 of 243
晋语·郭偃论治国之难易
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