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晏子衣鹿裘以朝景公嗟其贫晏子称有饰第二十六

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晏子衣鹿裘以朝景公嗟其贫晏子称有饰第二十六

晏子相景公,布衣鹿裘以朝。公曰:“夫子之家,若此其贫也,是奚衣之恶也!寡人不知,是寡人之罪也。”晏子对曰:“婴闻之,盖顾人而后衣食者,不以贪昧为非;盖顾人而后行者,不以邪辟为累。婴不肖,婴之族又不如婴也,待婴以祀其先人者五百家,婴又得布衣鹿裘而朝,于婴不有饰乎!”再拜而辞。此章与“陈无字请浮晏子”、“景公睹晏子之食而嗟其贫”章旨同而辞少异,故着于此篇。

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