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2021-05-04 06:29:18攘无臂,扔无敌
Posted by: chunzai (chunzai)《老子》第六十九章
      用兵有言:「吾不敢为主而为客;不敢进寸而退尺。」
    是谓行无行、攘无臂、扔无敌、执无兵。祸莫大于轻敌,
    轻敌几丧吾宝。故抗兵相若,哀者胜矣。
  对其中“攘无臂;扔无敌”似乎历来模糊:
    王弼解:攘无臂,执无兵,扔无敌也,言无有与之抗也。
    河上公解:虽欲大怒,若无臂可攘也。虽欲仍引之,若无敌可仍也。
  皆模糊,特别对“攘无臂;扔无敌”没有具体训说。所以陈鼓应说:“这就是说,虽然有阵势,却像没有阵势可摆;虽然要奋臂,却像没有臂膀可举;虽然面临敌人,却像没有敌人可赴;虽然有兵器,却像没有兵器可持。”其中“没有臂膀可举”让人忍俊。之所以如此,窃以为因为《老子》一文追求文字整齐和修辞效果,难免以辞害义;又非一人所为,固难免矛盾。这个句式在《老子》中其它例子还有如二十五章:“大曰逝,逝曰远,远曰反”。“人法地,地法天,天法道,”等。这句正常语序应为:“无行行;无攘臂;无扔敌;无执兵”,即行无列队;不攘臂而怒;不扔敌;不执兵之意。



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