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Confucianism -> Lunheng -> 商虫 -> 2 - Parallel passages[More information]
夫头赤则谓武吏,头黑则谓文吏所致也,时或头赤身白,头黑身黄,或头身皆黄,或头身皆青,或皆白若鱼肉之虫,应何官吏?时或白布豪民、猾吏被刑乞贷者,威胜于官,取多于吏,其虫形象何如状哉?虫之灭也,皆因风雨。案虫灭之时,则吏未必伏罚也。陆田之中时有鼠,水田之中时有鱼虾蟹之类,皆为谷害。或时希出而暂为害,或常有而为灾,等类众多,应何官吏?