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楚老萊妻

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2 楚老萊妻:
人或言之楚王曰:「老萊,賢士也。」王欲聘以璧帛,恐不來,楚王駕至老萊之門,老萊方織畚,王曰:「寡人愚陋,獨守宗廟,願先生幸臨之。」老萊子曰:「僕山野之人,不足守政。」王復曰:「守國之孤,願變先生之志。」老萊子曰:「諾。」王去,其妻戴畚萊挾薪樵而來,曰:「何車跡之眾也?」老萊子曰:「楚王欲使吾守國之政。」妻曰:「許之乎?」曰:「然。」妻曰:「妾聞之:可食以酒肉者,可隨以鞭捶。可授以官祿者,可隨以鈇鉞。今先生食人酒肉,授人官祿,為人所制也。能免於患乎!妾不能為人所制,投其畚萊而去。」老萊子曰:「子還,吾為子更慮。」遂行不顧,至江南而止,曰:「鳥獸之解毛,可績而衣之。据其遺粒,足以食也。」老萊子乃隨其妻而居之。民從而家者一年成落,三年成聚。君子謂老萊妻果於從善。《》曰:「衡門之下,可以棲遲,泌之洋洋,可以療饑。」此之謂也。

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