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孟子去齐。充虞路问曰：“夫子若有不
豫［1］色然。前日虞闻诸夫子曰：‘君子不怨天，
不尤人。’”
曰：“彼一时，此一时也。五百年必有
王者兴［2］，其间必有名世者［3］。由周而来，
七百有余岁矣。以其数则过矣，以其时考之
则可矣。夫天未欲平治天下也，如欲平治天下，
当今之世，舍我其谁也？吾何为不豫哉？”
When Mencius left Qi, Chong Yu questioned
him upon the way, saying, “Master, you look like
one who carries an air of dissatisfaction in his
countenance. But formerly I heard you say, ‘The
superior man does not murmur against Heaven, nor
grudge against men.’ ”
Mencius said, “That was one time, and this
is another. It is a rule that a true royal sovereign
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