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| Scope: Indulgence in Excess Request type: Paragraph |
| Condition 1: References "当今之主，其为宫室则与此异矣" Matched:2. |
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《辞过 - Indulgence in Excess》 | English translation: W. P. Mei [?] | Library Resources |
| 2 | 辞过: | 当今之主，其为宫室则与此异矣。必厚作敛于百姓，暴夺民衣食之财，以为宫室，台榭曲直之望，青黄刻镂之饰。为宫室若此，故左右皆法象之，是以其财不足以待凶饥、振1孤寡，故国贫而民难治也。君实欲天下之治，而恶其乱也，当为宫室不可不节。 |
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When the present rulers build their residences, they are quite different from this. They would tax the people, robbing them of their means of livelihood, in order to have their palaces covered with porches and pavilions in various designs and adorned with paintings and sculpture. When the ruler builds his palaces in this fashion, his assistants naturally imitate him. And, so, there is not sufficient wealth to prepare against famine and dearth or to relieve the orphans and widows. And the people become more unruly as the state becomes poorer. If the rulers sincerely desire to have the empire orderly and hate to see it in disorder, they must not indulge in building houses and palaces. 1. 振 : Originally read: "赈". Corrected by 孙诒让《墨子闲诂》 | |
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当今之主，其为衣服则与此异矣，冬则轻煗，夏则轻凊，皆已具矣。必厚作敛于百姓，暴夺民衣食之财，以为锦绣文采靡曼之衣，铸金以为钩，珠玉以为佩，女工作文采，男工作刻镂，以 为1身服，此非云益煗之情也。单财劳力，毕归之于无用 也2，以此观之，其为衣服非为身体，皆为观好，是以其民淫僻而难治，其君奢侈而难谏也。夫以奢侈之君，御妤淫僻之民，欲国无乱，不可得也。君实欲天下之治而恶其乱，当为衣服不可不节。 |
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The present rulers are quite different from this when they make their clothes. Having what is warm and light in winter and what is light and cool in summer, they would yet heavily tax the people, robbing them of their means of livelihood, in order to have elaborately embroidered and gorgeous garments. Hooks are made of gold and ornaments on the girdle consist of pearls and jades. Women are employed to make the embroidery and men to do the carving. All these are for the adornment of the body. They really add little to its warmth. Wealth is squandered and energy wasted all for naught. So, then, when clothing is made not for the body but for brilliant appearance, the people will be wicked and unruly and the ruler extravagant and deaf to good counsel. It will be impossible to keep the country out of disorder. If the rulers sincerely desire the empire to have order and hate to see it in disorder, they must not indulge in making clothing excessively. 1. 为 : Inserted. 孙诒让《墨子闲诂》 |
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