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问神卷第五 - Asking About Shen

English translation: Jeffrey S. Bullock [?] Library Resources
11 问神卷第... :
或问:“圣人之作事,不能昭若日月乎?何后世之訔訔也!”曰:“瞽旷能默,瞽旷不能齐不齐之耳,狄牙能喊,狄牙不能齐不齐之口。”
Asking About Shen:
Someone asked: As for the sage's management of affairs, was he not able to make things clear like the sun and the moon? Why the unceasing disputation of later generations?
Yangzi said: Blind music master Kuang was able to penetrate the mysteries of music, but even Kuang could not make different ears be alike. Yi Ya was able to blend flavors, but Yi Ya was not able to make different mouths be alike.

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