Xunzi Volume 10 Poetics on Rich Countries: Eight Laws of Obligation

Xunzi Volume 10 Poetics on Rich Countries: Eight Laws of Obligation

Inscription poem:

If you punish without teaching, the punishment will be numerous and the evil will be invincible; Teach without punishment,

Rape people with impunity; Punish those who are not rewarded and diligent, and do not encourage them;

There are different people who punish and reward different people, those who are illegal and unfair, and those who doubt the world.

Therefore, Wang Ming is the first, courtesy is the first, loyalty is love, and Shang Xian enables it.

Make it safe; Juefu celebrates the reward to report it; Look down on current events,

To adjust it; It's like raising a child.

If the truth is true, don't do evil, thieves can't afford it, and those who are good and rewarded are encouraged.

Truth is true, justice is not personal, and its way is simple, easy to know and easy to do.

Its plug is firm, its decree, its defense shows that the previous one,

Up two down two; If it is a log, the branches and leaves are like this. This is also called.

It is better to benefit the people than to benefit the people.

If you don't love your people, it is better to use them than to love them, and then use them.

After the benefit, the benefit is not as good as the benefit, but not good. Use it after love,

Its power, love without use, benefit without use, love without use,

Love is so deep that you can win the world. After benefiting, use it if you like.

Protecting the country is also harmful. If you don't like using it, the country will be in danger.

original text

Therefore, punishment without teaching is complicated and evil is invincible; Teach without punishment, then rape without punishment; Punishment without reward, diligence without persuasion.

[Note] < 1 > Li: Xieji, as a "genus", changed according to the citation of the thirty-eighth volume of Collection of Books. Encouragement: Diligence. & lt2> course: Law. & lt3> Thrift: Passing on "Risk". Vulgar frugality: the custom is sinister, which means to muddle through and seek rewards. & lt4> Clothing: Clothing refers to clothing, palace riding, etc. showing different ranks and status. Shen: Repeated warnings. Heavy: repeatedly stressed. & lt5> Adjustment: Adjustment, adjustment and coordination. & lt6> 【 Hu 【 Yin Huang]: Through the appearance of a large number of flowing water in Pi, the vastness of the monarch's grace is described here. & lt7> Defence: Dike, extending to the limit and system. Table: signs, extended to standards and specifications. & lt8> Bi: By analogy. Rudder: the ancient word "grass".

[translation]

Punishment without education, then punishment is much used, and evil can't be overcome; Without the education of punishment, then the evil people will not learn the lesson, and be wary of not doing it; Only punishment without reward, so diligent people are not encouraged; If the punishment and reward are not in line with the law, then the people will be suspicious, the social atmosphere will be sinister and the people will not act in unison. Therefore, the ancient holy king defined etiquette and morality to unify the words and deeds of the people; Strive to be loyal and care for the people; Respecting talents and appointing people, and arranging positions at all levels; Encourage them repeatedly with titles, costumes, praises and rewards; Arrange their labor according to the season, reduce their burden and adjust them; Like a newborn baby, protect them and raise them widely and universally. In this way, treacherous and evil people will not have a master, thieves will not appear, and people who turn to good ways will be encouraged. Why is this? It is precisely because the ancient holy king's political principle of guiding people to be good is simple and feasible, he is powerful in prohibiting evil and blocking, and his policies and laws are stable and consistent, and his system norms are clear and clear. As the old saying goes: "Above is single-minded, below is single-minded; Half-hearted above, half-hearted below; For example, like vegetation, what roots grow and what branches and leaves. " That's the truth.

original text

It is better to benefit from shortcomings than from advantages. If you don't love it, use it. It's better to love it. It is better to benefit the beneficial than to benefit the unfavorable. It is better to love and use it than to love and use it. Those who are profitable but not good, who love but don't use, take the world. Those who benefit then benefit, those who love then use, and protect the country. Seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and those who have no love and use will endanger the country.

It is better to profit from the people than to profit from them in the future. If you don't use your heart, it's better to use it with your heart and use it later. It is better to benefit the people than to benefit from them. It is better to love someone without using him than to love him. Benefiting the people without taking the benefits of the people, taking care of the people without the king of the people, will win the world. After benefiting the people, take advantage of it, take care of the people, and then use the people to save the country. Taking advantage of the people without benefiting them, and using their monarch without taking care of them can only make the country dangerous.