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君 子 之 道 费 而 隐［1］。 夫 妇［2］ 之 愚， 可
以 与［3］ 知 焉， 及 其 至［4］ 也， 虽 圣 人 亦 有 所
不知焉；夫妇之不肖，可以能行焉，及其至也，
虽圣人亦有所不能焉。天地之大也，人犹有
所憾。故君子语大，天下莫能载焉；语小，
天下莫能破［5］焉。《诗》云：“鸢飞戾天［6］，
鱼跃于渊。”言其上下察［7］也。君子之道，
造端［8］乎夫妇，及其至也，察乎天地。
The way which the superior man pursues,
reaches wide and far, and yet is secret. Common men
and women, however ignorant, may intermeddle
with the knowledge of it; yet in its utmost reaches,
there is that which even the sage does not know.
Common men and women, however much below
the ordinary standard of character, can carry it into
practice; yet in its utmost reaches, there is that which
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