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墨家 -> 墨子 -> 卷二 -> 尚賢中 -> 5

今王公大人，有一衣裳不能制也，When the rulers cannot get a coat made
必藉良工； they will employ able tailors.
有一牛羊不能殺也，When they cannot have an ox or a sheep killed
必藉良宰。 they will employ able butchers.
故當若之二物者，王公大人未知以尚賢使能為政也。In these two instances they do know they should exalt the virtuous and employ the capable for business.
逮至其國家之亂，But when it comes to the disorder of the country
社稷之危， and danger of the state,
則不知使能以治之， they do not know they should exalt the virtuous and employ the capable for government.
親戚則使之，Rather, they would employ their relatives,
無故富貴、面目佼好則使之。they would employ the rich without merit, and the good-looking.
夫無故富貴、面目佼好則使之， But as to the employment of the rich without merit and the good-looking
豈必智且有慧哉！-- will these necessarily prove themselves wise and intelligent?
若使之治國家，To let these rule the country
則此使不智慧者治國家也， is to let the unwise and unintelligent rule the country.
國家之亂既可得而知已。 And disorder can then be predicted.
且夫王公大人有所愛其色而使，Moreover, the rulers employ their minds by the attractiveness of their appearance,
其心不察其知而與其愛。 and show them favour without finding out their knowledge.
是故不能治百人者，使處乎千人之官，不能治千人者，使處乎萬人之官。As a result, those who are not capable to rule a hundred men are assigned to posts over a thousand, and those who are not capable to rule a thousand are assigned to posts over ten thousand.
此其故何也？What is the reason for this?
曰處若官者爵高而祿厚，Why, such positions are high in rank and rich in emoluments.
故愛其色而使之焉。 Therefore the specially favoured are picked for them.
夫不能治千人者，使處乎萬人之官，則此官什倍也。But to make those incapable of ruling a thousand men rule ten thousand is to increase their duty tenfold.
夫治之法將日至者也， The business of the government comes daily.
日以治之， It is to be attended to every day,
日不什脩， yet the day cannot be lengthened by tenfold.
知以治之，To govern, again, requires knowledge.
知不什益， When knowledge is not increased by ten times,
而予官什倍， while a tenfold task is assigned,
則此治一而棄其九矣。 it will evidently result in attending to one and neglecting nine.
雖日夜相接以治若官，官猶若不治，此其故何也？Though the task be attended to day and night, still it cannot be well executed.
則王公大人不明乎以尚賢使能為政也。And the reason for this is because the rulers do not understand that they should exalt the virtuous and employ the capable in government.
故以尚賢使能為政而治者，Thus exaltation of the virtuous and employment of the capable with the consequent success in government
夫若言之謂也， is presented above in the earlier paragraphs.
以下賢為政而亂者，And the depreciation of the virtuous with the resulting confusion in government
若吾言之謂也。 is presented here in these paragraphs.

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