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非乐上 - Condemnation of Music I

English translation: W. P. Mei [?] Library Resources
6 非乐上:
今人固与禽兽麋鹿、蜚鸟、贞虫异者也,今之禽兽麋鹿、蜚鸟、贞虫,因其羽毛以为衣裘,因其蹄蚤以为裤屦,因其水草以为饮食。故唯使雄不耕稼树艺,雌亦不纺绩织紝,衣食之财固已具矣。今人与此异者也,赖其力者生,不赖其力者不生。君子不强听治,即刑政乱;贱人不强从事,即财用不足。今天下之士君子,以吾言不然,然即姑尝数天下分事,而观乐之害。王公大人蚤朝晏退,听狱治政,此其分事也;士君子竭股肱之力,亶其思虑之智,内治官府,外收敛关市、山林、泽梁之利,以实仓廪府库,此其分事也;农夫蚤出暮入,耕稼树艺,多聚叔粟,此其分事也;妇人夙兴夜寐,纺绩织紝,多治麻丝葛绪困布縿,此其分事也。今惟毋在乎王公大人说乐而听之,即必不能蚤朝晏退,听狱治政,是故国家乱而社稷危矣。今惟毋在乎士君子说乐而听之,即必不能竭股肱之力,亶其思虑之智,内治官府,外收敛关市、山林、泽梁之利,以实仓廪府库,是故仓廪府库不实。今惟毋在乎农夫说乐而听之,即必不能蚤出暮入,耕稼树艺,多聚叔1粟,是故
叔粟不足
2。今惟毋在乎妇人说乐而听之,即不必
3夙兴夜寐,纺绩织紝,多治麻丝葛绪困布縿,是故布縿不兴。曰:孰为大人之听治而废国家之从事?曰:乐也。”是故子墨子曰:“为乐,非也。”
Condemnation of Music I:...:
Also, man is different from birds and beasts and insects. The birds, beasts, and insects have their feathers and furs for coats and fur coats, have their hoofs and claws for sandals and shoes, and have water and grass for drink and food. Therefore the male do not sow seeds or plant trees, neither do the female weave or spin, yet food and clothing are provided. Now, man is different from these. Those who exert themselves will live. Those who do not exert themselves cannot live. When the gentlemen do not attend to government diligently, the jurisdiction will be in chaos. When the common men do not attend to work, supply will not be sufficient. If the gentlemen of the world should doubt my word, let us enumerate the several duties in the world and see the harm music does (to them): For the rulers to go to court early and retire late to listen to lawsuits and attend to government is their duty. For the gentlemen to exhaust the energy of their limbs and employ fully the wisdom of their minds to attend to the court within and to collect taxes without from passes, markets, and products from mountains, woods, and water and fields in order to fill up the granaries and the treasury is their duty. For the farmers to set out early and come back late, to sow seeds and plant trees in order to produce a large quantity of soy beans and millet is their duty. For the women to rise up at dawn and retire in the night to weave and spin in order to produce much silk, flax linen, and cloth is their duty. Now if the rulers should love music and listen to it, they would not be able to go to court early and retire late to listen to lawsuits and attend to government. Then the country would be in chaos and the state would be in danger. If the gentlemen should love music and listen to it, they would not be able to exhaust the energy in their Iimbs and employ fully the wisdom in the mind to attend to court within and collect taxes without from passes and markets and products from mountains, woods, water, and fields to fill up the granaries and the treasury. Then the granaries and the treasury would not be filled. If the farmers should love music and listen to it, they would not be able to set out early and come back late, to sow seeds and plant trees and produce a large quantity of soy beans and millet. Then the soy beans and millet would not be sufficient. If the women should love music and listen to it, they would not be able to rise up at dawn and retire in the night to weave and spin and produce much silk, flax linen, and cloth. Then cloth and linen will not be sufficient. If it is asked what is it that interfered with the rulers' attending to government and the common man's attending to work? it must be answered, music. Therefore Mozi said: To have music is wrong.

1. 叔 : Originally read: "升". Corrected by 孙诒让《墨子闲诂》
2. 叔粟不足 : Inserted. 孙诒让《墨子闲诂》
3. 能 : Inserted. 孙诒让《墨子闲诂》

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