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尚已。’今也南蛮 [27]舌之人,非先王之道,
子倍子之师而学之,亦异于曾子矣。吾闻出
于幽谷迁于乔木者,未闻下乔木而入于幽谷者。
《鲁颂》曰:‘戎狄是膺,荆、舒是惩[28]。’
周公方且膺之,子是之学,亦为不善变矣。”
“从许子之道,则市贾不贰[29],国中无伪。
虽使五尺[30]之童适市,莫之或欺。布帛长短
同,则贾相若;麻缕丝絮轻重同,则贾相若;
五谷多寡同,则贾相若;屦大小同,则贾相若。”
曰:“夫物之不齐,物之情也;或相倍
蓰[31],或相什伯,或相千万。子比而同之,
是乱天下也。巨屦小屦[32]同贾,人岂为之哉?
从许子之道,相率而为伪者也,恶能治国家?”
There came from Chu to Teng one Xu Xing,
who gave out that he acted according to the words
of Shennong. Coming right to his gate, he addressed
the duke Wen, saying, “A man of a distant region,
I have heard that you, Prince, are practising a
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