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《退让》

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1 退让:
梁大夫宋就者为边县令,与楚邻界。梁之边亭与楚之边亭皆种瓜,各有数。梁之边亭劬力而数灌,其瓜美。楚窳而希灌,其瓜恶。楚令固以梁瓜之美怒其亭瓜之恶也,楚亭恶梁瓜之贤己,因夜往窃搔梁亭之瓜,皆有死焦者矣。梁亭觉之,因请其尉,亦欲窃往报搔楚亭之瓜。尉以请,宋就曰:“恶,是何言也!是讲怨分祸之道也。恶,何称之甚也!若我教子,必诲莫令人往,窃为楚亭夜善灌其瓜,令勿知也。”于是梁亭乃每夜往窃灌楚亭之瓜,楚亭旦而行瓜,则此已灌矣。瓜日以美,楚亭怪而察之,则乃梁亭也。楚令闻之,大悦,具以闻。楚王闻之,恕然丑以志自惛也。告吏曰:“微搔瓜,得无他罪乎?”说梁之阴让也,乃谢以重币,而请交于梁王。楚王时则称说梁王,以为信,故梁楚之驩由宋就始。语曰:“转败而为功,因祸而为福。”老子曰:“报怨以德。”此之谓乎!夫人既不善,胡足效哉。

2 退让:
翟王使使至楚,楚王欲夸之,故飨客于章华之台上,上者三休而乃至其上。楚王曰:“翟国亦有此台乎?”使者曰:“否。翟窭国也,恶见此台也。翟王之自为室也,堂高三尺,壤陛三絫,茆茨弗翦,采椽弗刮。且翟王犹以作之者大苦,居之者大佚,翟国恶见此台也!”楚王愧。

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