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泉涸,鱼相与处于陆,相呴以湿,相濡以沫,不如相忘于江湖。
夫大块载我以形,劳我以生,佚我以老,息我以死。故善生者,乃所以善死也。
故跖之徒问于跖曰:盗亦有道乎?跖曰:何适而无道邪?夫妄意室中之藏,圣也;入先,勇也;出后,义也;知可否,知也;分均,仁也。五者不备,而能成大盗者,天下未之有也。
圣人不死,大盗不止。
彼窃钩者诛,窃国者为诸侯。
这是一个省略了主语和谓语的片段,但在语境中作为对比项存在,使用了动名词短语 'forgetting' 和 'living' 并列,突出了自由生活的状态。
When the spring dries up, the fish are left stranded on land. They moisten each other's gills with their mouths and keep each other alive with their slime. This is not as good as Forgetting each other and living freely in the rivers and lakes.
The Great Mass (Nature) bears me with a form, fatigues me with life, gives me ease in old age, and rests me in death. Therefore, those who are good at living are also good at dying.
Therefore, the disciples of Zhi asked Zhi: 'Is there a code of ethics for thieves?' Zhi replied: 'Where is there not a code of ethics? To guess the contents of a house by looking at it is sagacity; to be the first to enter is courage; to be the last to leave is righteousness; to know whether one can act or not is wisdom; to divide the loot equally is benevolence. If these five qualities are not possessed, no one in the world could become a great thief.'
As long as sages do not die out, great thieves will not cease.
Those who steal hooks are executed, while those who steal states become feudal lords.
泉涸,鱼相与处于陆,相呴以湿,相濡以沫,不如相忘于江湖。
夫大块载我以形,劳我以生,佚我以老,息我以死。故善生者,乃所以善死也。
故跖之徒问于跖曰:盗亦有道乎?跖曰:何适而无道邪?夫妄意室中之藏,圣也;入先,勇也;出后,义也;知可否,知也;分均,仁也。五者不备,而能成大盗者,天下未之有也。
圣人不死,大盗不止。
彼窃钩者诛,窃国者为诸侯。