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楚相孫叔敖知其賢人也,善待之。病且死,屬其子曰:「我死,汝必貧困。若往見優孟,言我孫叔敖之子也。」居數年,其子窮困負薪,逢優孟,與言曰:「我,孫叔敖子也。父且死時,屬我貧困往見優孟。」優孟曰:「若無遠有所之。」即為孫叔敖衣冠,抵掌談語。歲餘,像孫叔敖,楚王及左右不能別也。莊王置酒,優孟前為壽。莊王大驚,以為孫叔敖復生也,欲以為相。優孟曰:「請歸與婦計之,三日而為相。」莊王許之。三日後,優孟復來。王曰:「婦言謂何?」孟曰:「婦言慎無為,楚相不足為也。如孫叔敖之為楚相,盡忠為廉以治楚,楚王得以霸。今死,其子無立錐之地,貧困負薪以自飲食。必如孫叔敖,不如自殺。」因歌曰:「山居耕田苦,難以得食。起而為吏,身貪鄙者餘財,不顧恥辱。身死家室富,又恐受賕枉法,為姦觸大罪,身死而家滅。貪吏安可為也!念為廉吏,奉法守職,竟死不敢為非。廉吏安可為也!楚相孫叔敖持廉至死,方今妻子窮困負薪而食,不足為也!」於是莊王謝優孟,乃召孫叔敖子,封之寢丘四百戶,以奉其祀。后十世不絕。此知可以言時矣。

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