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父之與夫皆天也皆不可殺故以一身受禍既 全其父又全其夫此仇人之仇可免而而反有

京師節女
京師節女者,長安大昌里人之妻也,其夫有仇人,欲
報其夫而無道,俓聞其妻仁孝有義,乃刼其妻之父,
使要其女為中譎,父呼其女告之,女計念不聽之,則
殺父,不孝,聽之,則殺夫,不義,不孝不義,雖生不可以
行于世,欲以身當之,乃且許諾曰,旦日在樓上,新沐
東首卧則是矣,妾請開戸庸待之,還其家,乃告其夫,
使卧他所,因自沐居樓上東首,開户牗而卧,夜半仇
家果至,斷其頭,持去,明而視之,乃其妻之頭也,仇人
哀痛之,以為有義遂釋不殺其夫,君子謂節女仁孝

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