Xunzi Confucianism s original text and translation, and the full text translation of Xunzi Fu

The gentleman said: You can't learn. Green, taken from the blue and green from the blue; Ice, water for which it is cold and cold.

Wooden straight rope, light for the wheel, its curve in the rules, although there is violence, do not stand up, let it be. Therefore, the wood is straight, the gold is sharpened, and the gentleman is erudite and the day is self-conscious, and there is no fault in knowing and doing. Therefore, if you do not climb the mountain, you do not know the height of the sky; If you don't face a deep stream, you don't know the thickness of the ground; I don't know the last words of the ancestors, and I don't know the greatness of learning.

The sons of Gan, Yue, Yi, and raccoon dogs were born with the same voice, and they grew up and were different, and they taught them to be. The poem says: "A gentleman, there is no eternal rest."

Jing Gonger's position, good is integrity. God listens to it, and Jie Er Jingfu. "God is greater than the Tao, and blessing is better than no disaster.

I try to think all day long, it is better to learn what I have to learn. I try to look at it, it is better to climb the heights. Ascend and move, the arm is not lengthened, and the one who sees is far away; Blowing with the wind, the sound is not a disease, but the hearer is prominent.

Those who fake horses are not profitable, but thousands of miles; Those who fake the boat are not able to water, but the rivers. A gentleman is not different, and he is good at things.

There are birds in the south, called the dove, with feathers as nests, and braided with hair, tied to the reeds, the wind to the roots, the eggs are broken and died. The nest is not endless, but the one who is tied to it is. There is a wood in the west, the name is shot dry, the stem is four inches long, born on the high mountain, and the abyss of a hundred people, the wood stem can not grow, and the one who stands is also.

Pengsheng hemp, not upright; The white sand is in Nirvana, and it is black with it. The root of the orchid is Zhizhi, and its gradual fluctuation is not close to the gentleman, and the people are not convinced. Its quality is not unbeautiful, but it is gradual.

Therefore, the gentleman must choose the hometown and travel to the village, so he must prevent evil and be close to the middle.

The beginning of things must have a beginning. Glory and disgrace will come like its virtue. The flesh rots out the worms, and the fish withers and beetles.

Neglect and forgetfulness of one's body is a disaster. Strong self-pick-up column, soft self-pick-up. Evil is in the body, and resentment is structured.

If the salary is one, the fire will be dry; If the ground is flat, the water will be wet. Plants and trees grow, birds and beasts are herd, and things are according to their kinds. It is the essence of the bow and arrow, the forest is lush and the axe is strong, the trees are shady and the birds are resting.

Acid and gnats gather. Therefore, there is trouble in words, and there is insult in deeds, and the gentleman is cautious of what he stands!

The soil is a mountain, and the wind and rain are prosperous; The water becomes an abyss, and the dragon grows; Accumulate goodness into virtue, and the gods are self-satisfied, and the sacred heart is prepared. Therefore, if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles; If you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become rivers and seas. Qi Ji jumps, can't take ten steps; Ten horses, the merit is relentless.

Perseverance, rotten wood does not break; Perseverance, gold and stone can be carved. The moth has no claws and teeth, the muscles and bones are strong, eat the soil, drink the yellow spring, and use the heart. Crab six kneels and two chels, non-snake and python holes have no sustenance, and they are restless.

Therefore, those who have no will to the underworld have no clear vision; Those who have nothing to worry about have nothing to do, no great achievements. Those who do the Tao will not come, and those who will do two things will not be allowed. The eyes cannot see both eyes, and the ears cannot hear and deaf.

The beetle snake flies without feet, and the sycamore is poor in five skills. "Poem" said: "The corpse dove is in Sang, and its son is seven."

Ladies and gentlemen, their manners are the same. His rituals are like a knot, and his heart is like a knot. "Therefore, the gentleman is united in one.

In the past, the gourds and drums and the fish came out to listen, and the boya drums and the six horses looked up. Therefore, the sound is not small and unheard, and the line is not hidden and invisible. The jade is in the mountains and the grass and trees are moist, and the pearls are born and the cliffs are not dry. For the sake of good, do not accumulate evil, and there are those who do not hear it?

Xunzi Fu original text:

Needle, born in the mountains 1, is in the murodo. The husband is born giant, and the jujube is small, with a long tail of 2 and a sharp one of 3, a head of 4 and a tail of 5. Ignorance and skilllessness, good governance of clothes.

Don't steal, don't steal, walk through holes. One by one, the end is a thing. The tail is born and the matter begins, and the tail is finished and the matter is 6.

Both to sew the table. and Elionli. It can not only be vertical, but also good at connecting horizontally.

There are no feathers and no wings, and they are very urgent repeatedly. Day and night are separated to become an article. Cover the people and adorn the emperor.

He has a lot of achievements, but he is not virtuous. The hairpin is the father 7, and the pipe 8 is the mother. When you use it, you will come out, and if you don't use it, you will hide it.

Excerpt from "Xun Zi Fu", with deletion).

Note 1 Born in the mountains: The sewing needle is made of metal, and the ore is in the mountains, so it is said to be born in the mountains. 2 tails:

Line. 3 plagiarism (piao): needle stool is at the tip of the shed.

4. Sharp picking, unobstructed. 5 drops:

Swaying and entwining. Describe the length of the line. 6 Tail Wrap Up:

The end of the thread is knotted and the new garment is completed. 7 hairpins are fathers: hairpins, big needles.

Generally, the small needle is made of this large needle grinding, so it is said that the hairpin is the father. 8 tubes: A round tubular tool for storing needles.