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孟子居邹,季任[1]为任处守,以币交,
受之而不报[2]。处于平陆[3],储子[4]为相,
以币交,受之而不报。他日由邹之任,见季
子;由平陆之齐,不见储子。屋庐子喜曰:“连
得间[5]矣。”问曰:“夫子之任见季子;之
齐不见储子,为其为相与?”
曰:“非也。《书》曰:‘享[6]多仪,
仪不及物曰不享,惟不役[7]志于享。’为其
不成享也。”
屋庐子悦。或问之。屋庐子曰:“季子
不得之邹,储子得之平陆。”
When Mencius was residing in Zou, the
younger brother of the chief of Ren, who was
guardian of Ren at the time, paid his respects to him
by a present of silks, which Mencius received, not
going to acknowledge it. When he was sojourning
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