太上感應篇圖說
右戒殘狠不仁

右戒殘狠不仁

右戒殘狠不仁

强取强求。非其有而取之者,盜也。昔虞公求璧與劒,遂有出奔其池之禍,可不戒哉?好侵好奪。漢詔云:吏以賄賂爲市,漁奪百姓,侵牟萬民。此侵奪之大者也,奈籍沒何?沽買虛譽。聲聞過情,君子恥之,何爲欲盜虛名於人乎?違道干譽,雖大禹猶嘗戒之。採取姦利,機巧趨利。世有託救火以攫財,藉援溺以䍡物,幸災樂禍之人,寍無報乎?巧詐求遷。唐嚴挺之欲求大用,稱疾願醫京師,意得見上,竟爲李林甫奏罷而不用。虜掠至富。傳曰:幸災不仁。苟因兵火之際,乘時虜獲至富,不思貨悖而入,亦悖而出,分外營求,所謂志大心勞,所以求者非其道也。蠅營狗苟,不知限量,至於死而後已。貪婪無厭。記曰:分無求多。若貪婪而無厭,則不奪不饜。故老子云:禍莫大於不知足。苟富而驕。富而無驕,猶爲僅可。少有而驕,淺中狹量人也。驕淫矜夸,將由惡終。戒哉!

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