TEXT 16 (HT 5.3) Flashcards
1
Q
子墨子曰
A
Mozi said,
2
Q
萬事莫貴於義
A
Of the multitude of things, none is more valuable than righteousness.
3
Q
今謂人曰
予子冠履
而斷子之手足
A
Nowadays when we tell someone,
I shall give you a cap and shoes
but cut off your hands and feet.
4
Q
子為之乎？
A
Would you agree to this?”
5
Q
必不為
A
He would certainly not do this.
6
Q
何故？
A
Why
7
Q
則冠履不若手足之貴也
A
Because caps and shoes are not as valuable as hands and feet.
8
Q
又曰
予子天下
而殺子之身
子為之乎？
A
Again, if we say,
We shall give you All-under-heaven
and kill you.
Would you agree to this?”
9
Q
必不為
A
He would certainly not do this.
10
Q
He would certainly not do this.
A
Why
11
Q
則天下不若身之貴也
A
Because all-under-Heaven is not as valuable as your life.
12
Q
爭一言以相殺
A
Yet people contend over a word and hence kill each other.
13
Q
是貴義於其身也
A
This means righteousness is more valuable than one’s life.
14
Q
故曰
A
This is why I say that
15
Q
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