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猛毅之君,不免于外难;懦弱之君,不免于内乱。猛毅之君者轻诛,轻诛之流,道正者不安。道正者不安,则材能之臣亡去矣,彼智者知吾情伪,为敌谋我,则外难自是至矣。故曰:“猛毅之君,不免于外难”。懦弱之君者重诛,重诛之过,行邪者不革,行邪者久而不革,则群臣比周,群臣比周,则蔽美扬恶;蔽美扬恶,则内乱自是起;故曰:“懦弱之君,不免于内乱”。