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明主之所導制其臣者,二柄而已矣。二柄者,刑、德也。何謂刑德?曰:殺戮之謂刑,慶賞之謂德。為人臣者畏誅罰而利慶賞,故人主自用其刑德,則群臣畏其威而歸其利矣。故世之姦臣則不然,所惡則能得之其主而罪之,所愛則能得之其主而賞之。今人主非使賞罰之威利出於己也,聽其臣而行其賞罰,則一國之人皆畏其臣而易其君,歸其臣而去其君矣,此人主失刑德之患也。夫虎之所以能服狗者、爪牙也,使虎釋其爪牙而使狗用之,則虎反服於狗矣。人主者、以刑德制臣者也,今君人者、釋其刑德而使臣用之,則君反制於臣矣。故田常上請爵祿而行之群臣,下大斗斛而施於百姓,此簡公失德而田常用之也,故簡公見弒。子罕謂宋君曰:「夫慶賞賜予者,民之所喜也,君自行之;殺戮刑罰者,民之所惡也,臣請當之。」於是宋君失刑而子罕用之,故宋君見劫。田常徒用德而簡公弒,子罕徒用刑而宋君劫。故今世為人臣者兼刑德而用之,則是世主之危甚於簡公、宋君也。故劫殺擁蔽之主,非失刑德而使臣用之而不危亡者,則未嘗有也。

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