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5 禮察:
我以為秦王之欲尊宗廟而安子孫,與湯武同。然則如湯武能廣大其德,久長其後,行五百歲而不失;秦王亦欲至是,而不能持天十餘年,即大敗之。此無佗故也,湯武之定取舍審,而秦王之定取舍不審也。易曰:「君子慎始,差若毫釐,繆之千里。」取舍之謂也。然則為人主師傅者,不可不日夜明此。

6 禮察:
問:「為天如何?」曰:「天,器也。今人之置器,置諸安處則安,置諸危處則危;而天之情,與器無以異,在天子所置爾。湯武置天於仁義禮樂而德澤洽,禽獸草木廣育,被蠻貊四夷,累子孫十餘世,歷年久五六百歲,此天之所共聞也。秦王置天於法令刑罰,德澤無一有,而怨毒盈世,民憎惡如仇讎,禍幾及身,子孫誅絕,此天之所共見也。夫用仁義禮樂為天者,行五六百歲猶存;用法令為天者,十餘年即亡;是非明矅大驗乎?人言曰:『聽言之道,必以其事觀之,則言者莫妄言。』今子或言禮義之不如法令,教化之不如刑罰。人主胡不承殷周秦事以觀之乎?」

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