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Mohism -> Mozi -> Book 1 -> On the necessity of standards -> 4 - Additional information
今天下無大小國,皆天之邑也。人無幼長貴賤,皆天之臣也。此以莫不犓羊、豢犬豬,絜為酒醴粢盛,以敬事天,此不為兼而有之,兼而食之邪?天苟兼而有食之,夫奚說以不欲人之相愛相利也?故曰:「愛人利人者,天必福之,惡人賊人者,天必禍之。」曰1:「殺不辜者,得不祥焉。夫奚說人為其相殺而天與禍乎?是以天欲人相愛相利,而不欲人相惡相賊也。」
1. 曰 : Originally read: "日". Corrected by 吳毓江《墨子校注》