化書
鴟鳶

鴟鳶

鴟鳶

有智者憫鴟鳶之擊腐鼠,嗟螻蟻之駕斃蟲,謂其爲蟲不若爲人。殊不知當歉歲則爭臭憊之屍,值嚴圍則食父子之肉。斯豺狼之所不忍爲,而人爲之,則其爲人不若爲蟲。是知君無食必不仁,臣無食必不義,士無食必不禮,民無食必不智,萬類無食必不信。是以食爲五常之本,五常爲食之末。苟王者能均其衣,讓其食,則黔黎相悅,仁之至也;父子相愛,義之至也;飢飽相讓,禮之至也;進退相得,智之至也;許諾相從,信之至也。教之善也在於食,教之不善也在於食。其物甚卑,其用甚尊;其名尤細,其化尤大。是謂無價之貨。

化書卷之五

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