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儒家 -> 論衡 -> 道虛 -> 27

令文摯言，言則以聲，聲以呼吸。If Wen Zhi could speak, he must have given sounds, which require breathing.
呼吸之動，因血氣之發。 Breathing is closely connected with the vital force,
血氣之發，附於骨肉。 which resides in bones and flesh.
骨肉之物，烹之輒死。Beings of bones and flesh being cooked, die.
今言烹之不死，To deny that
一虛也。 is the first untruth.
既能烹煮不死，Provided that Wen Zhi could be cooked without dying,
此真人也， he was a perfect Daoist,
與金石同。 similar to metal or stone.
金石雖覆蓋與不覆蓋者，無以異也。To metal or stone it makes no difference, whether a lid be put on, or not.
今言文摯覆之則死，Therefore, to say that Wen Zhi died, when the lid was put on,
二虛也。 is a second untruth.
置人寒水之中，無湯火之熱，鼻中口內，不通於外，斯須之頃，氣絕而死矣。Put a man into cold water, which is not hot like boiling water, and he will die for want of breath after a short interval, his nose and mouth being shut out from the outer air.
寒水沉人，尚不得生，況在沸湯之中，有猛火之烈乎？Submerged in cold water, a man cannot remain alive, how much less in bubbling, boiling water, in the midst of a violent fire?
言其入湯不死，To say that Wen Zhi survived in the boiling water
三虛也。 is a third untruth.
人沒水中，口不見於外，言音不揚。When a man is submerged in water, so that his mouth is not visible outside, the sound of what he says is inaudible.
烹文摯之時，身必沒於鼎中。When Wen Zhi was cooked, his body was certainly submerged in the kettle, and his mouth invisible.
沒則口不見，口不見則言不揚。Under those circumstances one could not hear, what he said.
文摯之言，That Wen Zhi should have spoken
四虛也。 is the fourth untruth.
烹輒死之人，三日三夜，顏色不變，癡愚之人，尚知怪之。Had a man who after three days' and three nights' cooking died, not changed colour, even ignorant people would have been amazed.
使齊王無知， If the king of Qi was not surprised,
太子群臣宜見其奇。 the heir-apparent and his ministers should have noticed this wonderful fact.
奇怪文摯，In their astonishment at Wen Zhi
則請出尊寵敬事，they would have prayed that he be taken out, granted high honours, and be venerated as a master,
從之問道。 from whom one might learn more about Dao.
今言三日三夜， Now three days and three nights are mentioned,
無臣子請出之言， but nothing is said about the officials asking for his release.
五虛也。 That is the fifth untruth.

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