右第七章

右第七章

持而盈之,不如其已。揣而鋭之,不可長保。

此如人將碗水而行,若滿而行則溢,若中而行則得。且不溢而不費,所以盈而行,則費且得少,故亦以揣而鋭之以比言。不可保,云物與志皆不可太甚。

金玉滿堂,莫之能守。富貴而驕,自遺其咎。成名遂身退,天之道。

世之有富貴者,每每不能保者何?蓋爲因富貴而放肆,高傲矜夸不已,致生他事,有累身名,是自遺其咎,莫之能保也。故人以功成名遂身退以戒之。功謂功大也,遂謂遂其志意已,身退謂當謙,而勿再尚之,非退去也。

End of chapter

Text and scans: Shidian Guji (Peking University – ByteDance open ancient texts). Edition details are given per book. Shidian Guji

20 / 162
p. 20
Loading…
Tap a character in the text and it is boxed on the scan; tap a box on the scan to locate it in the text.