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道家 -> 莊子 -> 外篇 -> 天地 -> 10

將閭葂見季徹曰：At an interview with Ji Che, Jiang-li Wan said to him,
「魯君謂葂也曰：『請受教。』 'Our ruler of Lu asked to receive my instructions.
辭不獲命，I declined, on the ground that I had not received any message for him.
既已告矣，Afterwards, however, I told him (my thoughts).
未知中否， I do not know whether (what I said) was right or not,
請嘗薦之。 and I beg to repeat it to you.
吾謂魯君曰： I said to him,
『必服恭儉， "You must strive to be courteous and to exercise self-restraint;
拔出公忠之屬， you must distinguish the public-spirited and loyal,
而無阿私， and repress the cringing and selfish
民孰敢不輯！』」- who among the people will in that case dare not to be in harmony with you?"'
季徹局局然笑曰： Ji Che laughed quietly and said,
「若夫子之言，'Your words, my master,
於帝王之德， as a description of the right course for a Di or King,
猶螳蜋之怒臂以當車軼， were like the threatening movement of its arms by a mantis which would thereby stop the advance of a carriage
則必不勝任矣。- inadequate to accomplish your object.
且若是， And moreover,
則其自為處危，其觀臺多物，將往投跡者眾。」if he guided himself by your directions, it would be as if he were to increase the dangerous height of his towers and add to the number of his valuables collected in them - the multitudes (of the people) would leave their (old) ways, and bend their steps in the same direction.'
將閭葂覤覤然驚曰：Jiang-li Wan was awe-struck, and said in his fright,
「葂也汒若於夫子之所言矣。'I am startled by your words, Master,
雖然， nevertheless,
願先生之言其風也。」 I should like to hear you describe the influence (which a ruler should exert).'
季徹曰： The other said,
「大聖之治天下也， 'If a great sage ruled the kingdom,
搖蕩民心， he would stimulate the minds of the people,
使之成教易俗，and cause them to carry out his instructions fully, and change their manners;
舉滅其賊心而皆進其獨志，he would take their minds which had become evil and violent and extinguish them, carrying them all forward to act in accordance with the (good) will belonging to them as individuals,
若性之自為， as if they did it of themselves from their nature,
而民不知其所由然。 while they knew not what it was that made them do so.
若然者，豈兄堯、舜之教民，溟滓然弟之哉？Would such an one be willing to lookup to Yao and Shun in their instruction of the people as his elder brothers? He would treat them as his juniors, belonging himself to the period of the original plastic ether.
欲同乎德而心居矣。His wish would be that all should agree with the virtue (of that early period), and quietly rest in it.

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