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子谓卫公子荆 ,“善居室。始有，曰：‘苟
合［1］矣。’少有，曰：‘苟完矣。’富有，曰：
‘苟美矣。’”
The Master said of Ching, a scion of the
ducal family of Wei, that he knew the economy of a
family well. When he began to have means, he said,
“Ha! here is a collection!” When they were a little
increased, he said, “Ha! this is complete!” When he
had become rich, he said, “Ha! this is admirable!”
【注释】［1］合：同“给”，足够。
【译文】孔子谈到卫国的公子荆，说：“此人
善于居家过日子，刚有一点财产，便说：‘差
不多够了。’稍微再增加一些，便说：‘差
不多完备了。’富有以后，便说：‘差不多
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