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儒家 -> 論衡 -> 率性 -> 6

「賜不受命，Ci though not predestinated thereto,
而貨殖焉。」 made a fortune.
賜本不受天之富命，所加貨財積聚， His capital increased without a decree from Heaven which would have him rich.
為世富人者，得貨殖之術也。 The accumulation of wealth is due to the cleverness of the rich men of the time in making a fortune.
夫得其術，Through this ability of theirs
雖不受命，猶自益饒富。 they are themselves the authors of their growing wealth without a special decree from Heaven.
性惡之人，Similarly, he who has a wicked nature
亦不稟天善性， changes his will and his doings,
得聖人之教， if he happens to be taught by a Sage,
志行變化。 although he was not endowed with a good character by Heaven.
世稱利劍有千金之價， One speaks of good swords for which a thousand jin are paid,
棠谿、魚腸之屬，such as the Yuchang sword of Tangqi
龍泉、太阿之輩， and the Tai'a sword of Longquan.
其本鋌，山中之恆鐵也， Their blade is originally nothing more than a common piece of iron from a mountain.
冶工鍜鍊，By the forger's smelting and hammering
成為銛利。 they become sharp-edged.
豈利劍之鍜與鍊，乃異質哉？ But notwithstanding this smelting and hammering the material of good swords is not different from others.
工良師巧，All depends on excellent workmanship
鍊一數至也。 and on the blade-smith's ability in working the iron.
試取東下直一金之劍， Take a sword worth only one jin from Dongxia,
更熟鍜鍊，heat it again, and forge it,
足其火， giving it sufficient fire,
齊其銛， and smoothing and sharpening its edge,
猶千金之劍也。 and it will be like a sword of a thousand jin.
夫鐵石天然， Iron and stones are made by Heaven,
尚為鍜鍊者變易故質，still being worked, they undergo a modification of their substance.
況人含五常之性，Why then should man, whose nature is imbued with the five virtues,
賢聖未之熟鍜鍊耳，奚患性之不善哉？despair of the badness of his character, before he has been thoroughly worked upon by Worthies and Sages?
古貴良醫者，能知篤劇之病所從生起，而以針藥治而已之。The skillful physicians that in olden days were held in high esteem, knew the sources where virulent diseases sprang from, and treated and cured them with acupuncture and medicines.
如徒知病之名而坐觀之，Had they merely known the names of the complaints, but done nothing besides, looking quietly on,
何以為奇？ would there have been anything wonderful in them?
夫人有不善，Men who are not good
則乃性命之疾也， have a disease of their nature.
無其教治，而欲令變更，豈不難哉？ To expect them to change without proper treatment and instruction would be hopeless indeed.

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