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22 解老:
人有欲則計會亂,計會亂而有欲甚,有欲甚則邪心勝,邪心勝則事經絕,事經絕則禍難生。由是觀之,禍難生於邪心,邪心誘於可欲。可欲之類,進則教良民為姦,退則令善人有禍。姦起則上侵弱君,禍至則民人多傷。然則可欲之類,上侵弱君而下傷人民。夫上侵弱君而下傷人民者,大罪也。故曰:「禍莫大於可欲。」是以聖人不引五色,不淫於聲樂,明君賤玩好而去淫麗。人無毛羽,不衣則不犯寒。上不屬天,而下不著地,以腸胃為根本,不食則不能活。是以不免於欲利之心,欲利之心不除,其身之憂也。故聖人衣足以犯寒,食足以充虛,則不憂矣。眾人則不然,大為諸侯,小餘千金之資,其欲得之憂不除也,胥靡有免,死罪時活,今不知足者之憂,終身不解,故曰:「禍莫大於不知足。」故欲利甚於憂,憂則疾生,疾生而智慧衰,智慧衰則失度量,失度量則妄舉動,妄舉動則禍害至,禍害至而疾嬰內,疾嬰內則痛禍薄外,痛禍薄外則苦痛雜於腸胃之間,苦痛雜於腸胃之間則傷人也憯,憯則退而自咎,退而自咎也生於欲利,故曰:「咎莫憯於欲利。」

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