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Condition 1: Contains text "今雲盛而螾弗能乘也霧醲而螘不能遊也夫有盛雲醲霧之勢而不能乘遊者螾螘之材薄也" Matched:1.
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難勢

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2 難勢:
應慎子曰:飛龍乘雲,騰蛇遊霧,吾不以龍蛇為不託於雲霧之勢也。雖然,夫釋賢而專任勢,足以為治乎?則吾未得見也。夫有雲霧之勢,而能乘遊之者,龍蛇之材美也。。今桀、紂南面而王天下,以天子之威為之雲霧,而天下不免乎大亂者,桀、紂之材薄也。且其人以堯之勢以治天下也,其勢何以異桀之勢也,亂天下者也。夫勢者,非能必使賢者用已,而不肖者不用已也,賢者用之則天下治,不肖者用之則天下亂。人之情性,賢者寡而不肖者眾,而以威勢之利濟亂世之不肖人,則是以勢亂天下者多矣,以勢治天下者寡矣。夫勢者,便治而利亂者也,故《周書》曰:「毋為虎傅翼,將飛入邑,擇人而食之。」夫乘不肖人於勢,是為虎傅翼也。桀、紂為高臺深池以盡民力,為炮烙以傷民性,桀、紂得乘四行者,南面之威為之翼也。使桀、紂為匹夫,未始行一而身在刑戮矣。勢者,養虎狼之心,而成暴亂之事者也,此天下之大患也。勢之於治亂,本末有位也,而語專言勢之足以治天下者,則其智之所至者淺矣。夫良馬固車,使臧獲御之則為人笑,王良御之而日取千里,車馬非異也,或至乎千里,或為人笑,則巧拙相去遠矣。今以國位為車,以勢為馬,以號令為轡,以刑罰為鞭筴,使堯、舜御之則天下治,桀、紂御之則天下亂,則賢不肖相去遠矣。夫欲追速致遠,不知任王良;欲進利除害,不知任賢能;此則不知類之患也。夫堯、舜亦治民之王良也。

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