| 《·》: | 卑宫室，而尽力乎沟洫。 |
| He lived in a low, mean house, but expended all his strength on the ditches and water channels. |
| 《·》: | 志士不忘在沟壑，勇士不忘丧其元。 |
| "The determined officer never forgets that his end may be in a ditch or a stream; the brave officer never forgets that he may lose his head." |
| 《·》: | 门闾沟渠，必步。 |
| In passing through the gates (of a city) or village, and crossing the water-channels, the pace must be reduced to a walk. |
| 《》: | 曰：“东沟大河，南阻高山，西采雍、梁，北卤泾垠，便则申，否则蟠，保也。” |
| Yangzi said: To the east, the Yellow River served as a moat; to the south, it was obstructed by high mountains; to the west they took Yong and Liang, and to the north, it was bordered by the Jing River. When it was advantageous, Qin expanded its territory. When it was not, it just coiled up. This was the natural defensibility of the land. |
| 《·》: | 城郭沟池不可守而治宫室，一患也。 |
| When the outer and the inner city walls are not defensible, this is the first worry. |
| 《·》: | 百年之木，破为牺尊，青黄而文之，其断在沟中。 |
| From a tree a hundred years old a portion shall be cut and fashioned into a sacrificial vase, with the bull figured on it, which is ornamented further with green and yellow, while the rest (of that portion) is cut away and thrown into a ditch. |
| 《·》: | 卑宫室，致费于沟淢。 |
| Until his wretched hovel fell in ruins in the ditch. |
| 《·》: | 坎为水，为沟渎，为隐伏，为矫輮，为弓轮。 |
| Kan suggests the idea of water; of channels and ditches (for draining and irrigation); of being hidden and lying concealed; of being now straight, and now crooked; of a bow, and of a wheel. |
| 《·》: | 醉者越百步之沟，以为蹞步之浍也。 |
| 《·》: | 何沟之不浚也？ |
| 《·》: | 凿社通之于闾外之沟，取五暇蟆，错置社之中。 |
| 《·》: | 巫马期喟然仰天而叹，闟然投镰于地，曰：“吾尝闻之夫子，勇士不忘丧其元，志士仁人不忘在沟壑。” |
| 《》: | 昔者，伯夷、叔齐，仁者也，死于沟浍之间，其仁成名于天下。 |
| 《·》: | 乃下车，而令燕君还车，乃割燕君所至而与之，遂沟以为境而后去 |
| 《·》: | 孔子沟而合诸墓焉，谓季桓子曰：“贬君以彰己罪，非礼也。” |
| 《·》: | 夫制法之意，若为藩篱沟壍以有防矣，择禽兽之尤可数犯者，而加深厚焉。 |
| 《·》: | 使富贵若凿沟伐薪，加勉力之趋，致强健之势，凿不休则沟深，斧不止则薪多，无命之人，皆得所愿，安得贫贱凶危之患哉？ |
| 《·》: | 次八，羡其足，济于沟渎，面贞。 |
| 《·》: | 谨按：《周礼》：“沟者、沟也，广四尺，深四尺。” |
| 《·》: | 停停沟侧，噭噭青衣。 |
| 《·》: | 焚之亦可，沈之亦可，瘗之亦可，露之亦可，衣薪而弃诸沟壑亦可，衮文绣裳而纳诸石椁亦可，唯所遇焉。 |
| 《·》: | 沟也涝即溢，旱即枯，河海之源渊深而不竭。 |
| 《·》: | 将军怒，将深沟高垒。 |
| 《·》: | 管子对曰：“孟春且至，沟渎阮而不遂，溪谷报上之水不安于藏，内毁室屋，坏墙垣，外伤田野，残禾稼。” |
| 《·》: | 故我欲战，敌虽高垒深沟，不得不与我战者，攻其所必救也。 |
| 《·》: | 诸侯大会，君臣未和，沟垒未成，禁令未施，三军匈匈，欲前不能，欲去不敢，以半击倍，百战不殆。 |
| 《·》: | 故无甲兵而胜，无冲机而攻，无沟堑而守。 |
| 《·》: | 四曰深沟高垒之论。 |
| 《·》: | 以沟积尺为实。 |
| 《·》: | 今有沟广十丈，深五丈，长二十丈。 |
| 《·》: | 寻常之沟，无吞舟之鱼。 |
| 《·》: | 禹通三江、五湖，决伊阙，沟回陆，注之东海，因水之力也。 |
| 《》: | 梁亡，不书其主，自取之也，初，梁伯好土功，亟城而弗处，民罢而弗堪，则曰，某寇将至，乃沟公宫，曰，秦将袭我，民惧而溃，秦遂取梁。 |
| 《·》: | 四守：一政尽人材，材尽致死，二士守其城沟，三障水以御寇，四大有沙炭之政。 |
| 《·》: | 王亲命之曰：“我有大事，子有父母耆老，而子为我死，子之父母将转于沟壑，子为我礼已重矣。” |
| 《·》: | 时归吴不熟于岁，遂缘江泝淮开沟深水出于商鲁之间，而归告于天子执事。 |
| 《》: | 赵得是藉也，亦袭魏之河北烧棘沟，坠黄城。 |
| 《·》: | 文学曰：“禹、稷自布衣，思天下有不得其所者，若己推而纳之沟中，故起而佐尧，平治水土，教民稼穑。” |
| 《·》: | 高行曰：“妾夫不幸早死，先狗马填沟壑，妾宜以身荐其棺椁。” |
| 《·》: | 爰及沟渠，利我国家。 |
| 《》: | 割洪沟以西为汉。 |
