guǎn管zhòng仲xiāng相huán桓gōng公,bà霸zhū诸hóu侯,rǎng攘yí夷dí狄,zhōng终qí其shēn身qí齐guó国fù富qiáng强,zhū诸hóu侯bù不gǎn敢pàn叛。guǎn管zhòng仲sǐ死,shù竖diāo刁、yì易yá牙、kāi开fāng方yòng用,wēi威gōng公hōng薨yú于luàn乱,wǔ五gōng公zǐ子zhēng争lì立,qí其huò祸màn蔓yán延,qì讫jiǎn简gōng公,qí齐wú无níng宁suì岁。fū夫gōng功zhī之chéng成,fēi非chéng成yú于chéng成zhī之rì日,gài盖bì必yǒu有suǒ所yóu由qǐ起;huò祸zhī之zuò作,bú不zuò作yú于zuò作zhī之rì日,yì亦bì必yǒu有suǒ所yóu由zhào兆。gù故qí齐zhī之zhì治yě也,wú吾bù不yuē曰guǎn管zhòng仲,ér而yuē曰bào鲍shū叔。jí及qí其luàn乱yě也,wú吾bù不yuē曰shù竖diāo刁、yì易yá牙、kāi开fāng方,ér而yuē曰guǎn管zhòng仲。hé何zé则?shù竖diāo刁、yì易yá牙、kāi开fāng方sān三zǐ子,bǐ彼gù固luàn乱rén人guó国zhě者,gù顾qí其yòng用zhī之zhě者,wēi威gōng公yě也。fū夫yǒu有shùn舜ér而hòu后zhī知fàng放sì四xiōng凶,yǒu有zhòng仲ní尼ér而hòu后zhī知qù去shǎo少zhèng正mǎo卯。bǐ彼wēi威gōng公hé何rén人yě也?gù顾qí其shǐ使wēi威gōng公dé得yòng用sān三zǐ子zhě者,guǎn管zhòng仲yě也。zhòng仲zhī之jí疾yě也,gōng公wèn问zhī之xiāng相。dāng当shì是shí时yě也,wú吾yì意yǐ以zhòng仲qiě且jǔ举tiān天xià下zhī之xián贤zhě者yǐ以duì对。ér而qí其yán言nǎi乃bú不guò过yuē曰:shù竖diāo刁、yì易yá牙、kāi开fāng方sān三zǐ子,fēi非rén人qíng情,bù不kě可jìn近ér而yǐ已。
wū呜hū呼!zhòng仲yǐ以wéi为wēi威gōng公guǒ果néng能bú不yòng用sān三zǐ子yǐ矣hū乎?zhòng仲yǔ与wēi威gōng公chù处jǐ几nián年yǐ矣,yì亦zhī知wēi威gōng公zhī之wèi为rén人yǐ矣hū乎?wēi威gōng公shēng声bù不jué绝yú于ěr耳,sè色bù不jué绝yú于mù目,ér而fēi非sān三zǐ子zhě者zé则wú无yǐ以suì遂qí其yù欲。bǐ彼qí其chū初zhī之suǒ所yǐ以bú不yòng用zhě者,tú徒yǐ以yǒu有zhòng仲yān焉ěr耳。yí一rì日wú无zhòng仲,zé则sān三zǐ子zhě者kě可yǐ以tán弹guān冠ér而xiāng相qìng庆yǐ矣。zhòng仲yǐ以wéi为jiāng将sǐ死zhī之yán言kě可yǐ以zhí絷wēi威gōng公zhī之shǒu手zú足yē耶?fū夫qí齐guó国bú不huàn患yǒu有sān三zǐ子,ér而huàn患wú无zhòng仲。yǒu有zhòng仲,zé则sān三zǐ子zhě者,sān三pǐ匹fū夫ěr耳。bù不rán然,tiān天xià下qǐ岂shǎo少sān三zǐ子zhī之tú徒zāi哉?suī虽wēi威gōng公xìng幸ér而tīng听zhòng仲,zhū诛cǐ此sān三rén人,ér而qí其yú余zhě者,zhòng仲néng能xī悉shù数ér而qù去zhī之yē耶?wū呜hū呼!zhòng仲kě可wèi谓bù不zhī知běn本zhě者yǐ矣。yīn因wēi威gōng公zhī之wèn问,jǔ举tiān天xià下zhī之xián贤zhě者yǐ以zì自dài代,zé则zhòng仲suī虽sǐ死,ér而qí齐guó国wèi未wèi为wú无zhòng仲yě也。fū夫hé何huàn患sān三zǐ子zhě者?bù不yán言kě可yě也。wǔ五bó伯mò莫shèng盛yú于wēi威、wén文,wén文gōng公zhī之cái才,bú不guò过wēi威gōng公,qí其chén臣yòu又jiē皆bù不jí及zhòng仲;líng灵gōng公zhī之nüè虐,bù不rú如xiào孝gōng公zhī之kuān宽hòu厚。wén文gōng公sǐ死,zhū诸hóu侯bù不gǎn敢pàn叛jìn晋,jìn晋xí习wén文gōng公zhī之yú余wēi威,yóu犹dé得wèi为zhū诸hóu侯zhī之méng盟zhǔ主bǎi百yú余nián年。hé何zhě者?qí其jūn君suī虽bú不xiào肖,ér而shàng尚yǒu有lǎo老chéng成rén人yān焉。wēi威gōng公zhī之hōng薨yě也,yí一luàn乱tú涂dì地,wú无huò惑yě也,bǐ彼dú独shì恃yì一guǎn管zhòng仲,ér而zhòng仲zé则sǐ死yǐ矣。
fū夫tiān天xià下wèi未cháng尝wú无xián贤zhě者,gài盖yǒu有yǒu有chén臣ér而wú无jūn君zhě者yǐ矣。wēi威gōng公zài在yān焉,ér而yuē曰tiān天xià下bú不fù复yǒu有guǎn管zhòng仲zhě者,wú吾bú不xìn信yě也。zhòng仲zhī之shū书,yǒu有jì记qí其jiāng将sǐ死lùn论bào鲍shū叔、bīn宾xū胥wú无zhī之wèi为rén人,qiě且gè各shū疏qí其duǎn短。shì是qí其xīn心yǐ以wéi为shù数zǐ子zhě者jiē皆bù不zú足yǐ以tuō托guó国。ér而yòu又nì逆zhī知qí其jiāng将sǐ死,zé则qí其shū书dàn诞màn谩bù不zú足xìn信yě也。wú吾guān观shǐ史qiū鰌,yǐ以bù不néng能jìn进qú蘧bó伯yù玉,ér而tuì退mí弥zǐ子xiá瑕,gù故yǒu有shēn身hòu后zhī之jiàn谏。xiāo萧hé何qiě且sǐ死,jǔ举cáo曹cān参yǐ以zì自dài代。dà大chén臣zhī之yòng用xīn心,gù固yí宜rú如cǐ此yě也。fū夫guó国yǐ以yì一rén人xīng兴,yǐ以yì一rén人wáng亡。xián贤zhě者bù不bēi悲qí其shēn身zhī之sǐ死,ér而yōu忧qí其guó国zhī之shuāi衰,gù故bì必fù复yǒu有xián贤zhě者,ér而hòu后kě可yǐ以sǐ死。bǐ彼guǎn管zhòng仲zhě者,hé何yǐ以sǐ死zāi哉?