dōng东líng陵hóu侯jì既fèi废，guò过sī司mǎ马jì季zhǔ主ér而bǔ卜yān焉。jì季zhǔ主yuē曰：“jūn君hóu侯hé何bǔ卜yě也？”dōng东líng陵hóu侯yuē曰：“jiǔ久wò卧zhě者sī思qǐ起，jiǔ久zhé蛰zhě者sī思qǐ启，jiǔ久mèn懑zhě者sī思tì嚏。wú吾wén闻zhī之xù蓄jí极zé则xiè泄，bì閟jí极zé则dá达。rè热jí极zé则fēng风，yōng壅jí极zé则tōng通。yì一dōng冬yì一chūn春，mí靡qū屈bù不shēn伸，yì一qǐ起yì一fú伏，wú无wǎng往bú不fù复。pú仆qiè窃yǒu有yí疑，yuàn愿shòu受jiào教yān焉。”jì季zhǔ主yuē曰：“ruò若shì是，zé则jūn君hóu侯yǐ已yù喻zhī之yǐ矣，yòu又hé何bǔ卜wèi为？”dōng东líng陵hóu侯yuē曰：“pú仆wèi未jiū究qí其ào奥yě也，yuàn愿xiān先shēng生zú卒jiào教zhī之。”jì季zhǔ主nǎi乃yán言yuē曰：“wū呜hū呼！tiān天dào道hé何qīn亲？wéi惟dé德zhī之qīn亲；guǐ鬼shén神hé何líng灵？yīn因rén人ér而líng灵。fū夫shī蓍，kū枯cǎo草yě也；guī龟，kū枯gǔ骨yě也，wù物yě也。rén人，líng灵yú于wù物zhě者yě也，hé何bú不zì自tīng听ér而tīng听yú于wù物hū乎？qiě且jūn君hóu侯hé何bù不sī思xī昔zhě者yě也？yǒu有xī昔zhě者bì必yǒu有jīn今rì日，shì是gù故suì碎wǎ瓦tuí颓yuán垣，xī昔rì日zhī之gē歌lóu楼wǔ舞guǎn馆yě也；huāng荒zhēn榛duàn断gěng梗，xī昔rì日zhī之qióng琼ruí蕤yù玉shù树yě也；lù露qióng蛬fēng风chán蝉，xī昔rì日zhī之fèng凤shēng笙lóng龙dí笛yě也；guǐ鬼lín燐yíng萤huǒ火，xī昔rì日zhī之jīn金gāng釭huá华zhú烛yě也；qiū秋tú荼chūn春qí荠，xī昔rì日zhī之xiàng象bái白tuó驼fēng峰yě也；dān丹fēng枫bái白dí荻，xī昔rì日zhī之shǔ蜀jǐn锦qí齐wán纨yě也。xī昔rì日zhī之suǒ所wú无，jīn今rì日yǒu有zhī之bú不wèi为guò过；xī昔rì日zhī之suǒ所yǒu有，jīn今rì日wú无zhī之bú不wèi为bù不zú足。shì是gù故yí一zhòu昼yí一yè夜，huá华kāi开zhě者xiè谢；yì一qiū秋yì一chūn春，wù物gù故zhě者xīn新。jī激tuān湍zhī之xià下，bì必yǒu有shēn深tán潭；gāo高qiū丘zhī之xià下，bì必yǒu有jùn浚gǔ谷。jūn君hóu侯yì亦zhī知zhī之yǐ矣，hé何yǐ以bǔ卜wèi为？”
