天地不仁
天地不仁
至以百姓爲芻狗,此言聖人天地之虛。不仁,猶言豈不仁。結芻爲狗,始祭用之,拜跪以隆之,時當尊也;祭曅棄之,踐踏以將之,時當賤也。天地聖人之子人物,豈不仁哉?因其時而已矣,葢言虛也。
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Text and scans: Shidian Guji (Peking University – ByteDance open ancient texts). Edition details are given per book. Shidian Guji
至以百姓爲芻狗,此言聖人天地之虛。不仁,猶言豈不仁。結芻爲狗,始祭用之,拜跪以隆之,時當尊也;祭曅棄之,踐踏以將之,時當賤也。天地聖人之子人物,豈不仁哉?因其時而已矣,葢言虛也。
Text and scans: Shidian Guji (Peking University – ByteDance open ancient texts). Edition details are given per book. Shidian Guji
