右第五十章

右第五十章

治大國若烹小鮮。以道蒞天下者,其鬼不神。非其鬼不神,其神不傷人。非其神下傷人,聖人亦不傷之。夫兩不相傷,故德交歸焉。善治天下者,務不奢侈以廢民財而勞其力焉。若奢侈者,必宫室臺榭諸等徭役並興,擅動生民,農業廢而乏用,國危,故設以烹小鮮之喻,爲王者馭天下之式。內有四其字設喻,盖謂鬼本不神,因時君無道,故依草附木,共興爲恠,以兆將來,亦有戒焉。時君若知恠非常,能革非心以正道心,則天意可招囬焉。不然,則天雖不叙,必假手於可命者,則社稷移而民有他從,不可留也。故云神不傷人,非神不偒人,爲此也。使神不降禍,君安民阜,則君之德達天,必天之㤙下施,永無患矣,是有兩不相傷是也,故二德互歸焉。

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