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也不損祿而加刑又不以私恚害公法不爲六畜傷民
人不爲野草傷禾苗昔者宋景公之時大旱三年不雨
召太卜而卜之曰當以人祀之景公乃降堂北面稽首
曰吾所以請雨者乃爲吾民也今必當以人祀寡人請
自當之言未卒天大雨方千里所以然者何也以能順
天慈民也今吾君樹槐令犯者死欲以槐之故殺婧之
父孤妾之身妾恐傷執政之法而害明君之義也鄰國
聞之皆謂君愛樹而賤人其可乎晏子惕然而悟明日
朝謂景公曰嬰聞之窮民財力謂之暴崇玩好威嚴令
謂之逆刑殺不正謂之賊夫三者守國之大殃也今君

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