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告子下 - Gaozi II

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27 告子下:
孟子曰:「五霸者,三王之罪人也;今之諸侯,五霸之罪人也;今之大夫,今之諸侯之罪人也。天子適諸侯曰巡狩,諸侯朝於天子曰述職。春省耕而補不足,秋省斂而助不給。入其疆,土地辟,田野治,養老尊賢,俊傑在位,則有慶,慶以地。入其疆,土地荒蕪,遺老失賢,掊克在位,則有讓。一不朝,則貶其爵;再不朝,則削其地;三不朝,則六師移之。是故天子討而不伐,諸侯伐而不討。五霸者,摟諸侯以伐諸侯者也,故曰:五霸者,三王之罪人也。
Gaozi II:
Mencius said, 'The five chiefs of the princes were sinners against the three kings. The princes of the present day are sinners against the five chiefs. The Great officers of the present day are sinners against the princes. The sovereign visited the princes, which was called "A tour of Inspection." The princes attended at the court of the sovereign, which was called "Giving a report of office." It was a custom in the spring to examine the ploughing, and supply any deficiency of seed; and in autumn to examine the reaping, and assist where there was a deficiency of the crop. When the sovereign entered the boundaries of a State, if the new ground was being reclaimed, and the old fields well cultivated; if the old were nourished and the worthy honoured; and if men of distinguished talents were placed in office: then the prince was rewarded - rewarded with an addition to his territory. On the other hand, if, on entering a State, the ground was found left wild or overrun with weeds; if the old were neglected and the worthy unhonoured; and if the offices were filled with hard taxgatherers: then the prince was reprimanded. If a prince once omitted his attendance at court, he was punished by degradation of rank; if he did so a second time, he was deprived of a portion of his territory; if he did so a third time, the royal forces were set in motion, and he was removed from his government. Thus the sovereign commanded the punishment, but did not himself inflict it, while the princes inflicted the punishment, but did not command it. The five chiefs, however, dragged the princes to punish other princes, and hence I say that they were sinners against the three kings.
「五霸,桓公為盛。葵丘之會諸侯,束牲、載書而不歃血。初命曰:『誅不孝,無易樹子,無以妾為妻。』再命曰:『尊賢育才,以彰有德。』三命曰:『敬老慈幼,無忘賓旅。』四命曰:『士無世官,官事無攝,取士必得,無專殺大夫。』五命曰:『無曲防,無遏糴,無有封而不告。』曰:『凡我同盟之人,既盟之後,言歸于好。』今之諸侯,皆犯此五禁,故曰:今之諸侯,五霸之罪人也。
'Of the five chiefs the most powerful was the duke Huan. At the assembly of the princes in Kui Qiu, he bound the victim and placed the writing upon it, but did not slay it to smear their mouths with the blood. The first injunction in their agreement was, "Slay the unfilial; change not the son who has been appointed heir; exalt not a concubine to be the wife." The second was, "Honour the worthy, and maintain the talented, to give distinction to the virtuous." The third was, "Respect the old, and be kind to the young. Be not forgetful of strangers and travellers." The fourth was, "Let not offices be hereditary, nor let officers be pluralists. In the selection of officers let the object be to get the proper men. Let not a ruler take it on himself to put to death a Great officer." The fifth was, "Follow no crooked policy in making embankments. Impose no restrictions on the sale of grain. Let there be no promotions without first announcing them to the sovereign." It was then said, "All we who have united in this agreement shall hereafter maintain amicable relations." The princes of the present day all violate these five prohibitions, and therefore I say that the princes of the present day are sinners against the five chiefs.
「長君之惡其罪小,逢君之惡其罪大。今之大夫,皆逢君之惡,故曰:今之大夫,今之諸侯之罪人也。」
'The crime of him who connives at, and aids, the wickedness of his prince is small, but the crime of him who anticipates and excites that wickedness is great. The officers of the present day all go to meet their sovereigns' wickedness, and therefore I say that the Great officers of the present day are sinners against the princes.'

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