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8 宣公:
十五年,楚子伐宋,宋人告急于晋,晋侯欲救之。伯宗曰:不可,伯宗,晋大夫。古人有言曰:虽鞭之长,不及马腹,言非所击。天方授楚,未可与争,虽晋之强,能违天乎。谚曰:高下在心,度时制宜也。川泽纳污,受污浊也。山薮藏疾,山之有林薮,毒害者所居。瑾瑜匿瑕,匿亦藏也。虽美玉之质,亦或居藏瑕秽。国君含垢,天之道也。晋侯耻不救宋,故伯宗为说小恶不损大德之喻也。君其待之,待楚衰也。乃止,使解扬如宋,使无降楚。曰:晋师悉起,将至,郑人囚而献楚,楚子厚赂之,使反其言,不许,三乃许之,登诸楼车,使呼宋人而告之,楼车车上望橹。遂致其君命,楚子将杀之。使与之言曰:尔既许不榖而反之,何故,非我无信,汝则弃之,速即尔刑。对曰:臣闻之,君能制命为义,臣能承命为信,义无二信,欲为义者不行两信。信无二命,欲行信者不受二命。君之赂臣,不知命也。受命以出,有死无霣,霣,废队。又可赂乎。臣之许君,以成命也。成君命。死之成命,臣之禄也。寡君有信臣,己不废命也。下臣获考,考,成也。死又何求,楚子舍之以归。

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