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| Condition 1: Contains text "是故子墨子曰今天下之君子之為文學出言談也非將勤勞其惟舌而利其脣呡也中實將欲為其國家邑里萬民刑政者也" Matched:1. |
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《非命下 - Anti-Fatalism III》 | English translation: W. P. Mei [?] | Library Resources |
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是故子墨子曰：“今天下之君子之为文学出言谈也，非将勤劳其惟舌，而利其唇呡也，中实将欲为其国家邑里万民刑政者也。今也王公大人之所以蚤朝晏退，听狱治政，终朝均分，而不敢 息1怠倦者，何也？曰：彼以为强必治，不强必乱；强必宁，不强必危，故不敢怠倦。今也卿大夫之所以竭股肱之力，殚其思虑之知，内治官府，外敛关市、山林、泽梁之利，以实官府，而不敢怠倦者，何也？曰：彼以为强必贵，不强必贱；强必荣，不强必辱，故不敢怠倦。今也农夫之所以蚤出暮入，强乎耕稼树艺，多聚叔粟，而不敢怠倦者，何也？曰：彼以为强必富，不强必贫；强必饱，不强必饥，故不敢怠倦。今也妇人之所 以2夙兴夜寐，强乎纺绩织紝，多治麻丝葛绪捆布縿，而不敢怠倦者，何也？曰：彼以为强必富，不强必贫，强必暖，不强必寒，故不敢怠倦。今虽毋在乎王公大人，蒉若信有命而致行之，则必怠乎听狱治政矣，卿大夫必怠乎治官府矣，农夫必怠乎耕稼树艺矣，妇人必怠乎纺绩织紝矣。王公大人怠乎听狱治政，卿大夫怠乎治官府，则我以为天下必乱矣。农夫怠乎耕稼树艺，妇人怠乎纺织绩紝，则我以为天下衣食之财将必不足矣。若以为政乎天下，上以事天鬼，天鬼不使；下以持养百姓，百姓不利，必离散不可得用也。是以入守则不固，出诛则不胜，故虽昔者三代暴王桀纣幽厉之所以共抎其国家，倾覆其社稷者，此也。”是故子墨子言曰：“今天下之士君子，中实将欲求兴天下之利，除天下之害，当若有命者 之3言 ，不可不强非4也。曰：命者，暴王所作，穷人所术，非仁者之言也。今之为仁义者，将不可不察而强非者，此也。” |
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And Mozi said: In expounding a doctrine or elaborating a system the gentlemen of the world should not do it just to exercise their voice and tongue and practise their lips. It must aim at being applied in the government of the country, the district, and the people. Now the rulers go to court early and retire late, hearing lawsuits and attending to government and meting out justice for the whole day, and dare not be negligent. Why do they do this? They think diligence will bring about order, and negligence chaos; diligence will produce safety, and negligence danger. Therefore they dare not be negligent. The ministers and secretaries exhaust the energy in their limbs and stretch the wisdom of their minds within to look after the court and without to collect taxes from passes, markets, and products from mountains, woods, ponds, and fields to fill the treasury, and dare not be negligent. Why do they do this? They think diligence will procure honour and negligence dishonour; diligence will procure glory and negligence disgrace. Therefore they dare not be negligent. The farmers set out at daybreak and come back at dusk, diligently sowing seeds and planting trees to produce much soy beans and millet, and dare not be negligent. Why do they do this? They think diligence will result in wealth, and negligence in poverty; diligence will produce plenty, and negligence famine. Therefore they dare not be negligent. The women get up at dawn and retire in the night, diligently weaving and spinning to produce much silk, flax linen, and cloth, and dare not be negligent. Why do they do this? They think diligence will produce wealth and negligence poverty; diligence will produce warmth and negligence cold. Therefore they dare not be negligent. Now, if they should believe in fate and behave accordingly, the rulers would be negligent in hearing lawsuits and attending to government; the ministers and secretaries would be negligent in attending to court; the farmers would be negligent in sowing seeds and planting trees; the women would be negligent in weaving and spinning. When the rulers are negligent in hearing lawsuits and attending to government and the ministers and secretaries in attending to court, then I should think the world would be in chaos. When the farmers are negligent in sowing seeds and planting trees and the women in weaving and spinning, then according to my opinion clothing and food for the world will be insufficient. As to the result of the application of the doctrine of fatalism to the government of the empire, to worship Heaven and the spirits above with it Heaven and the spirits will not be pleased, and to nurture the people below with it they will not be benefited but will be demoralized and cannot be employed. And, within, defence will not be strong, and, without, attack will not be victorious. And that for which the wicked kings of the Three Dynasties, Jie, Zhou, You, and Li, lost their country and ruined their state was just this (doctrine). Therefore Mozi said: If the gentlemen of the world really desire to procure benefits for the world and destroy its calamities they cannot but vigorously refute the doctrine of fatalism. For fatalism was an invention of the wicked kings and the practice of miserable men. It was not a doctrine of the magnanimous. Therefore those who practise magnanimity and righteousness must examine it and vigorously refute it. 1. 息 : Deleted. 孙诒让《墨子闲诂》 |
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