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民常不畏章第七十四

民常不畏章第七十四

民常不畏章第七十四

民常不畏死,奈何以死懼之?若使人常畏死,而爲奇者,吾將執而殺之,孰敢?常有司殺者殺。夫代司殺者殺,是謂代大匠斲。夫代大匠斲,希有不傷其手矣。

人未知愛生,常若不畏死。使其生以樂,安有死不畏。司殺無非天,有罪斯殺矣。所謂代司殺,殺之以私意。譬如代匠斲,傷手乃必至。傷人即自傷,天道有還理。咦,起心傷處已傷心,及至傷人并及身。身外子孫猶不免,一回念後便歸仁。

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