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持而盈之第九

持而盈之第九

持而盈之第九

持而盈之,不如其已。盈者必覆。知其覆而强持之,則不知不盈之爲安也。揣而銳之,不可長保。金玉滿堂,莫之能守。金玉而至於海堂,富之至也,誰能長守者乎?富貴而驕,自遺其咎。道而以之驕人,則其富貴必不能保,而反以致禍,其咎乃自遣之也。功成名遂、身退,天之道,智者知之。其功名旣成之後,如器之已盈,物之已鋭,而時將覆挫也,則奉身而退,以保全其功名。此乃天道之自然,當奉行而弗當少自也。

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