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先秦两汉 - Pre-Qin and Han

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道家 - Daoism

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道德经 - Dao De Jing

[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)] English translation: James Legge [?]
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[Also known as: 《老子》, "Tao Te Ching", "Laozi"]

31 道德经:
夫佳兵者,不祥之器,物或恶之,故有道者不处。君子居则贵左,用兵则贵右。兵者不祥之器,非君子之器,不得已而用之,恬淡为上。胜而不美,而美之者,是乐杀人。夫乐杀人者,则不可以得志于天下矣。吉事尚左,凶事尚右。偏将军居左,上将军居右,言以丧礼处之。杀人之衆,以哀悲泣之,战胜以丧礼处之。
Dao De Jing:
(Stilling war)
Now arms, however beautiful, are instruments of evil omen, hateful, it may be said, to all creatures. Therefore they who have the Dao do not like to employ them.
The superior man ordinarily considers the left hand the most honourable place, but in time of war the right hand. Those sharp weapons are instruments of evil omen, and not the instruments of the superior man; - he uses them only on the compulsion of necessity. Calm and repose are what he prizes; victory (by force of arms) is to him undesirable. To consider this desirable would be to delight in the slaughter of men; and he who delights in the slaughter of men cannot get his will in the kingdom.
On occasions of festivity to be on the left hand is the prized position; on occasions of mourning, the right hand. The second in command of the army has his place on the left; the general commanding in chief has his on the right; - his place, that is, is assigned to him as in the rites of mourning. He who has killed multitudes of men should weep for them with the bitterest grief; and the victor in battle has his place (rightly) according to those rites.

文子 - Wenzi

[Eastern Han - Jin] 212-231
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[Also known as: 《通玄真经》]

上仁

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13 上仁:
老子曰:国之所以存者,得道也,所以亡者,理塞也,故圣人见化以观其徵。德有昌衰,风为先萌,故得生道者,虽小必大,有亡徵者,虽成必败。国之亡也,大不足恃,道之行也,小不可轻,故存在得道,不在于小,亡在失道,不在于大。故乱国之主,务于地广,而不务于仁义,务在高位,而不务于道德,是舍其所以存,造其所以亡也。若上乱三光之明,下失万民之心,孰不能承,故审其己者,不备诸人也。古之为道者,深行之谓之道德,浅行之谓之仁义,薄行之谓之礼智,此六者,国家之纲维也。深行之则厚得福,浅行之则薄得福,尽行之天下服。古者修道德即正天下,修仁义即正一国,修礼智即正一乡,德厚者大,德薄者小。故道不以雄武立,不以坚强胜,不以贪竞得,立在天下推己,胜在天下自服,得在天下与之,不在于自取,故雌牝即立,柔弱即胜,仁义即得,不争即莫能与之争,故道之在于天下也,譬犹江海也。天之道,为者败之,执者失之,夫欲名是大而求之争之,吾见其不得已,而虽执而得之,不留也。夫名不可求而得也,在天下与之,与之者归之,天下所归者,德也,故云:上德者天下归之,上仁者海内归之,上义者一国归之,上礼者一乡归之,无此四者,民不归也。不归用兵即危道也,故曰:“兵者,不祥之器,不得已而用之。”杀伤人,养而勿美,故曰:“死地,荆棘生焉,以悲哀泣之,以丧礼居之。”是以君子务于道德,不重用兵也。

老子河上公章句 - Heshanggong Laozi

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道经

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偃武

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1 偃武:
夫佳兵者,不祥之器,佳,饰也。祥,善也。兵者,惊精神,浊和气,不善人之器也,不当修饰之。物或恶之,兵动则有所害,故万物无有不恶之者。故有道者不处。有道之人不处其国。君子居则贵左,贵柔弱也。用兵则贵右。贵刚强也,此言兵道与君子之道反,所贵者异也。兵者,不祥之器,兵,革者。不善之器也。非君子之器,非君子所贵重之器也。不得已而用之。谓遭衰逆乱祸,欲加万民,乃用之以自守。恬淡为上。不贪土地,利人财宝。胜而不美,虽得胜而不以为利己也。而美之者,是乐杀人。美得胜者,是为喜乐杀人者也。夫乐杀人者,则不可以得志于天下矣。为人君而乐杀人者,此不可使得志于天下矣,为人主必专制人命,妄行刑诛。吉事尚左,左,生位也。凶事尚右,阴道杀人。偏将军居左,偏将军卑而居阳者,以其不专杀也。上将军居右。上将军尊而居阴者,以其专主杀也。言以丧礼处之。上将军居右,丧礼尚右,死人贵阴也。杀人之众,以哀悲泣之;伤己德薄,不能以道化人,而害无辜之民。战胜,以丧礼处之。古者战胜,将军居丧主礼之位,素服而哭之,明君子贵德而贱兵,不得以而诛不祥,心不乐之,比于丧也,知后世用兵不已故悲痛之。

出土文献 - Excavated texts

郭店 - Guodian

老子丙 - Laozi C

3 老子丙:
君子居则贵左,用兵则贵右。故曰:兵者,□□□□□□得已而用之。銛袭为上,弗美也。美之,是乐杀人。夫乐□□□□以得志于天下。故吉事上左,丧事上右。是以偏将军居左,上将军居右,言以丧礼居之也。故杀□□则以哀悲位之;战胜,则以丧礼居之。

马王堆 - Mawangdui

老子甲 - Laozi A

老子甲道经

31 老子甲道... :
夫兵者,不祥之器□,物或恶之,故有欲者弗居。君子居则贵左,用兵则贵右。故兵者非君子之器也,□□不祥之器也,不得已而用之,銛袭为上,勿美也。若美之,是乐杀人也。夫乐杀人,不可以得志于天下矣。是以吉事上左,丧事上右。是以便将军居左,上将军居右,言以丧礼居之也。杀人众,以悲依立之,战胜以丧礼处之。

老子乙 - Laozi B

老子乙道经

31 老子乙道... :
夫兵者,不祥之器也,物或亚□□□□□□□。□子居则贵左,用兵则贵右。故兵者非君子之器;兵者不祥□器也,不得已而用之,銛龙为上,勿美也。若美之,是乐杀人也。夫乐杀人,不可以得志于天下矣。是以吉事□□□□□□,是以偏将军居左,而上将军居右,言以丧礼居之也。杀□□□□□立□□朕而以丧礼处之。

汉代之后 - Post-Han

隋唐 - Sui-Tang

群书治要

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卷三十四

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老子

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道经

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18 道经:
兵者,不祥之器,兵革者,不善之器也。非君子之器,不得已而用之,谓遭衰逢乱,乃用之以自守也。恬惔为上,不贪土地,利人财宝。胜而不美,虽得胜,不以为利美。而美之者,是乐杀人也。美得胜者,是为乐杀人也。夫乐杀人者,则不可以得志于天下矣。吉事尚左,左,生位。凶事尚右,阴道,杀也。偏将军处左,偏将军卑而居左者,以其不专杀也。上将军处右,上将军尊而居右者,以其主杀也。言以丧礼处之,丧礼尚右。杀人衆多,以悲哀泣之,伤己德薄,不能以道化人,而害无辜之民。战胜,则以丧礼处之。古者,战胜,将军居丧主之位,素服而哭之,明君子贵德而贱兵,不得已,诛不祥,心不乐之,比于丧也。

卷四十七

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政要论

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兵要

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1 兵要:
圣人之用兵也。将以利物,不以害物也。将以救亡,非以危存也。故不得已而用之耳,然以战者危事,兵者凶器,不欲人之好用之,故制法遗后,命将出师,虽胜敌而反,犹以丧礼处之,明弗乐也。故曰:好战者亡,忘战者危,不好不忘,天下之王也。

宋明 - Song-Ming

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兵部一

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叙兵上

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12 叙兵上:
《老子》曰:师之所处,荆棘生焉。大军之后,必有凶年。
又曰:兵者,不祥之器,非君子之器,不得已而用之。
又曰:是以君子居则贵左,故吉事尚左,丧事居右。是以偏将军处左,上将军处右。战胜,以丧礼处之也。
又曰:善为士者不武,善战者不怒。
又曰:天下有道,却走马以粪;天下无道,戎马生于郊。
又曰:以政治国,以奇用兵。

兵部二

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叙兵下

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7 叙兵下:
桓范《世要论》曰:太古之初,民始有知则分争,分争群群则智者为之君长。君长立则兴兵。所从来久矣,虽圣帝明王,弗能废也,但用之以道耳。故黄帝战于阪泉,尧伐驩兜,舜征有苗,夏禹殷汤、周之文武皆用师克伐以取天下焉。
又曰:圣人之用兵也,将以利物不以害物也,将以救亡非以危存也,故不得已而用之也。以为战者危事,兵者凶器,不欲令好用之。故制法遗后,命将出师,虽胜敌而反犹以丧礼处之,明弗乐也。故曰好战者亡,忘战者危,不好不忘,天下之王也。
又曰:夫兵之要,在于修政;修政之要,在于得民心;得民心在于利之也。仁以受之,义以理之。故六马不和,造父不能以致远;民臣不附,汤武不能以立功。故兵之要在得众;得众者,善政之谓也。善政者,恤民之患,除民之害,故政善于内,则兵强于外也。

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