Xunzi (XI)

Translation: Fang Yong Li Bo

Publisher: Zhonghua Bookstore

Non-twelve sons

One

In this world, they are adorned with heresies and treacherous words, in order to disrupt the world, to make the world chaotic and ignorant of the existence of those who are not in the chaos.

Translation: Taking advantage of today's world, whitewashing heresy and beautifying treacherous words to disturb the world, using deceitful, exaggerated, grotesque, and despicable means to make the people of the world confused and do not know the root of right and wrong, governance and chaos, there are many such people.

Indulgence in temperament, peace and tranquility, and animal behavior are not enough to govern in harmony with the text; but its persistence, its reasoning, and its reasonableness, are enough to deceive the foolish, it is it Huan and Wei Muye.

Translation: Indulging in temperament, living in debauchery, behaving like beasts, neither conforming to etiquette nor conforming to the rule of law; but the words are well-founded and reasonable, enough to deceive and confuse the ignorant people, and it is such a person as Wei Mu and Wei Mu.

Forbearance, elegance, and superiority, not enough to conform to the masses, but his persistence, his words are reasonable, enough to deceive the fools, is Chen Zhong, Shi Xiaoye.

Translation: Suppress temperament, act lonely, leave the world independently, pursue the pursuit of differentiation as a clever, can not unite the people, can not show the rank of fame; but the words are well-founded, reasonable, enough to deceive and confuse the ignorant people, Chen Zhong, Shi Wei are such people.

Not knowing the world under the heavens, seeing the power of the state, the use of merit, great frugality and difference, etc., were not enough to distinguish between differences and county monarchs; however, their persistence, and the reason for their words, enough to deceive the foolish, were Mo Zhai and Song Juye.

Translation: Do not know how to unify the world and establish the country's etiquette system, advocate function, attach importance to frugality and despise the difference in rank, so that it is impossible to tolerate differences between people, there are ranks between kings and subjects; but the words are well-founded and reasonable, enough to deceive and confuse the ignorant people, Mo Zhai and Song Ju are such people.

If the law is still impossible, the lower cultivation is good, the upper is taken from the top, the lower is taken from the custom, and the words are written into texts all the time, and if they are examined, they have no destination, and they cannot be determined by the country; but they have a reason for their persistence, and their words are reasonable enough to deceive the foolish, and they are cautious and Tian Xiaoye.

Translation: Advocating the rule of law in fact does not talk about the rule of law, does not follow the ancients, likes to make another set, obeys the king to the top, obeys the world to the bottom, discusses the provisions of the ritual law all day long, repeatedly studies and investigates, but far from the actual implementation, can not be used to govern the country, determine the name; but the words are well-founded, reasonable, enough to deceive and confuse the ignorant people, prudent, Tian Biao is such a person.

The lawless king is not a ceremony, but a good ruler, a strange man, a man of strange words, a man of opinion but not a favor, a debate that is useless, a man of many affairs and little merit, cannot be used to govern the discipline; however, his persistence is justified, and his words are reasonable enough to deceive the foolish, and it is Hui shi and Deng Yanye.

Translation: Instead of imitating the previous kings, not approving of etiquette and righteousness, but preferring to delve into grotesque doctrines, playing with strange words, being discerning but useless, being able to speak eloquently but impractically, doing a lot but having little effect, and not being able to serve as a program and law for governing the country; but speaking with a strong basis and a reasonableness, it is enough to deceive and confuse the ignorant people, and Hui Shi and Deng Xian are such people.

The king of the Law of The First Law did not know his unity, but he was as ambitious as a drama and smelled miscellaneous. The case has been said in the past, called the five elements, very remote and unclasseous, hidden and unspeakable, closed and unsolvable, and the case is adorned with its words and only respected: "This is also the words of the true first gentleman." "Zi Si sang, Meng Ke and Zhi, the worldly ditch was still Ru, and He did not know what was wrong, so he accepted it and passed it on, thinking that Zhongni and ZiYou were thicker than the future generations, and it was the sin of Zi Si and Meng Ke.

Translation: Roughly imitating the previous kings but not understanding their program, leisurely looking like a talented and well-informed person. According to the old news of the past, a new doctrine was fabricated, called the "Five Elements", which is very evil and not in accordance with the law, deep and subtle and impossible to speak, closed and incomprehensible, but whitewashed their words and said respectfully: "This is really the speech of the first gentleman!" Zi Si advocated that Meng Ke should be reconciled, and those ignorant Confucians in the secular world followed the quarrel but did not know their mistakes, so they accepted their doctrine and taught it, thinking that Confucius and Zi Gong were valued by future generations because of their words, which was the mistake made by Zi Si and Meng Ke.

If the general strategy of the husband, the words and deeds of the qi, the unity of the class, and the heroes of the world are told to the great ancient, the teaching is even smooth; between the Ao, above the throne, the article of the Holy King is concrete, and the customs of the Buddha are ordinary; the six speakers cannot enter the world, and the twelve sons cannot kiss; there is no place for the cone, the two princes cannot compete with each other, and in the position of a doctor, a king cannot live alone, and a country cannot be exclusive; fame is in the case of princes, and they do not want to be subjects. It is also the saint who is not powerful, and the Zhongni and zi bow are also.

Translation: As for the general survey of the principles and tactics of governing the country, Qi tongtong's words and deeds, unifying the country's discipline and discipline, gathering together the heroes of the world, telling them the achievements of the ancient emperors, teaching them the highest way of governing the country; in the chamber hall, above the bamboo mat, the canonical system of the holy king is in place here, and the customs of the Taiping and prosperous world are arising here; the above six doctrines cannot be invaded, and the twelve sons cannot be close; although there is no place to stand a cone, the princes and ministers cannot compete with him for fame; although he is in the position of a doctor, But the king of a country could not possess him alone, and a country could not contain him alone; his fame surpassed that of the princes, and the kings did not want him to be their vassal. This is the one who has not gained power among the saints, and Confucius and Zigong are such people.

In a day, wealth all things, long-term nourishment of the people, benefit the world, access to the genus, do not obey, the six speakers stand up, the twelve sons migrate, then the saints of the power, Shun, Yu is also. What will happen to this night? The upper is the system of Fa Shun and Yu, and the lower one is the righteousness of Fa Zhongni and Zi Bow, in order to serve the twelve sons. If so, the harm of the world will be removed, the deeds of benevolence will be completed, and the traces of the Holy King will be completed.

Translation: Unify the world, nurture all things, nurture the people, so that all the people of the world will benefit, wherever they arrive, there is no disobedience, the six doctrines disappear at once, and the twelve sons will also change, this is the one who has gained power among the saints, Shun and Yu are such people. What should benevolent people do now? The upper should imitate the canonical system of Shun and Yu, and the lower should imitate the morality of Confucius and Zigong, so that the doctrine of the Twelve Sons must be appeased. In this way, the scourges of the world are eliminated, the cause of the benevolent people is completed, and the achievements of the Holy King are manifested.

Believe in it, believe it, and believe it when you doubt it. Guixian, Renye; Humble, Yirenye. What is said is known, and what is silent is also known. Therefore, I know that the silence is also known. Therefore, there are many words and similarities, and the saints are also; less words and the law, gentlemen are also; how many can not be and flowing, although arguing, the little people are also. Therefore, labor and not civil affairs are called adultery, labor knows but does not discipline the first king to call it adulterous, and argues that it is adulterous and that Qi gives convenience and does not obey etiquette and righteousness. These three adulterers, forbidden by the Holy King, are also forbidden. Knowing and danger, thief and god, deceitful and clever, arguing for the uselessness of words, arguing without favor, and curing great harm. Acting boldly and firmly, decorating non-good and good, playing adultery and zeal, arguing and rebelling, the great forbidden of the ancients. Knowing but not being able to, brave and fearless, discerning and being secluded, obscene and using it, adulterous and multitude, advantageous and confused, bearing stones and falling, is the abandonment of the world.

Translation: Believing in the trustworthy is honest; doubting the suspicious is also honest. Respecting the virtuous is benevolence; despising the unwise is also benevolent. It is wise to speak properly; it is wise to be silent properly. So knowing how to be silent is like knowing how to speak. He who speaks more and is in accordance with etiquette is a saint; he who speaks less and is in accordance with the law is a gentleman; he who speaks more and speaks less is not legitimate and indulges in it, even if he is eloquent, he is also a villain. Therefore, exhausting one's efforts and not conforming to the demands of the people is called adultery; racking one's brains and not conforming to the laws of the previous kings is called evil heart; being able to speak eloquently, using metaphors well, and reacting quickly without conformity is called adultery. These three kinds of treachery were forbidden by the Holy King. Clever and sinister, fierce and fickle, treacherous and ingenious in behavior, unrealistic but head-headed, useless arguments but clear-sightedness, this is the great scourge of governing the country. Behaving obediently and stubbornly, covering up mistakes and cleverly, playing with conspiracies and being sleek, being able to speak eloquently and going against common sense, this is a taboo in ancient times. Clever but not law-abiding, brave and unscrupulous, discerning and eloquent and evil behavior, extravagant and lascivious and lacking in resources, fond of intrigue and trickery and numerous henchmen, like taking shortcuts and getting lost, carrying stones and falling into the abyss, these are all things that the people of the world hate.