太上感應篇注
減人自益

減人自益

減人自益

此巧於侵利者,所謂只願已富,不顧他貧,則几明瞞暗騙,欺心昧理之事,無不爲矣。易:以謙受益,若減人以自益,恐終不爲爾益也。陳祈有幼弟,慮其長而均分田產,先以田輕,典於厚友毛烈。弟長,止以現在產均分,後以錢贖所當田,烈知其故,竟不與劵,錢亦不吐。祈憤甚,訴之東獄祠,祈與烈皆死。對審時,烈惟持劵爲證,神曰:劵何足憑,止憑此心耳。以烈赴獄。祈以兄剋弟,亦減祿算釋回。甦而述之如此。夫祈欲減弟自益,而被烈劫,烈欲減祈自益,面受神誅,暗中銷算,絲毫不爽,可懼哉!

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