dà大fán凡wù物bù不dé得qí其píng平zé则míng鸣：cǎo草mù木zhī之wú无shēng声，fēng风náo挠zhī之míng鸣。shuǐ水zhī之wú无shēng声，fēng风dàng荡zhī之míng鸣。qí其yuè跃yě也，huò或jī激zhī之；qí其qū趋yě也，huò或gěng梗zhī之；qí其fèi沸yě也，huò或zhì炙zhī之。jīn金shí石zhī之wú无shēng声，huò或jī击zhī之míng鸣。rén人zhī之yú于yán言yě也yì亦rán然，yǒu有bù不dé得yǐ已zhě者ér而hòu后yán言。qí其gē歌yě也yǒu有sī思，qí其kū哭yě也yǒu有huái怀，fán凡chū出hū乎kǒu口ér而wèi为shēng声zhě者，qí其jiē皆yǒu有fú弗píng平zhě者hū乎！
lè乐yě也zhě者，yù郁yú于zhōng中ér而xiè泄yú于wài外zhě者yě也，zé择qí其shàn善míng鸣zhě者ér而jiǎ假zhī之míng鸣。jīn金、shí石、sī丝、zhú竹、páo匏、tǔ土、gé革、mù木bā八zhě者，wù物zhī之shàn善míng鸣zhě者yě也。wéi维tiān天zhī之yú于shí时yě也yì亦rán然，zé择qí其shàn善míng鸣zhě者ér而jiǎ假zhī之míng鸣。shì是gù故yǐ以niǎo鸟míng鸣chūn春，yǐ以léi雷míng鸣xià夏，yǐ以chóng虫míng鸣qiū秋，yǐ以fēng风míng鸣dōng冬。sì四shí时zhī之xiāng相tuī推duó敚，qí其bì必yǒu有bù不dé得qí其píng平zhě者hū乎？
qí其yú于rén人yě也yì亦rán然。rén人shēng声zhī之jīng精zhě者wèi为yán言，wén文cí辞zhī之yú于yán言，yòu又qí其jīng精yě也，yóu尤zé择qí其shàn善míng鸣zhě者ér而jiǎ假zhī之míng鸣。qí其zài在táng唐、yú虞，jiù咎táo陶、yǔ禹，qí其shàn善míng鸣zhě者yě也，ér而jiǎ假yǐ以míng鸣，kuí夔fú弗néng能yǐ以wén文cí辞míng鸣，yòu又zì自jiǎ假yú于《sháo韶》yǐ以míng鸣。xià夏zhī之shí时，wǔ五zǐ子yǐ以qí其gē歌míng鸣。yī伊yǐn尹míng鸣yīn殷，zhōu周gōng公míng鸣zhōu周。fán凡zǎi载yú于《shī诗》、《shū书》liù六yì艺，jiē皆míng鸣zhī之shàn善zhě者yě也。zhōu周zhī之shuāi衰，kǒng孔zǐ子zhī之tú徒míng鸣zhī之，qí其shēng声dà大ér而yuǎn远。chuán传yuē曰：“tiān天jiāng将yǐ以fū夫zǐ子wèi为mù木duó铎。”qí其fú弗xìn信yǐ矣hū乎！qí其mò末yě也，zhuāng庄zhōu周yǐ以qí其huāng荒táng唐zhī之cí辞míng鸣。chǔ楚，dà大guó国yě也，qí其wáng亡yě也yǐ以qū屈yuán原míng鸣。zāng臧sūn孙chén辰、mèng孟kē轲、xún荀qīng卿，yǐ以dào道míng鸣zhě者yě也。yáng杨zhū朱、mò墨zhái翟、guǎn管yí夷wú吾、yàn晏yīng婴、lǎo老dān聃、shēn申bú不hài害、hán韩fēi非、shèn慎dào到、tián田pián骈、zōu邹yǎn衍、shī尸jiǎo佼、sūn孙wǔ武、zhāng张yí仪、sū苏qín秦zhī之shǔ属，jiē皆yǐ以qí其shù术míng鸣。qín秦zhī之xīng兴，lǐ李sī斯míng鸣zhī之。hàn汉zhī之shí时，sī司mǎ马qiān迁、xiāng相rú如、yáng扬xióng雄，zuì最qí其shàn善míng鸣zhě者yě也。qí其xià下wèi魏jìn晋shì氏，míng鸣zhě者bù不jí及yú于gǔ古，rán然yì亦wèi未cháng尝jué绝yě也。jiù就qí其shàn善zhě者，qí其shēng声qīng清yǐ以fú浮，qí其jié节shù数yǐ以jí急，qí其cí辞yín淫yǐ以āi哀，qí其zhì志chí弛yǐ以sì肆；qí其wèi为yán言yě也，luàn乱zá杂ér而wú无zhāng章。jiāng将tiān天chǒu丑qí其dé德mò莫zhī之gù顾xié邪？hé何wèi为hū乎bù不míng鸣qí其shàn善míng鸣zhě者yě也！
táng唐zhī之yǒu有tiān天xià下，chén陈zǐ子áng昂、sū苏yuán源míng明、yuán元jié结、lǐ李bái白、dù杜fǔ甫、lǐ李guān观，jiē皆yǐ以qí其suǒ所néng能míng鸣。qí其cún存ér而zài在xià下zhě者，mèng孟jiāo郊dōng东yě野shǐ始yǐ以qí其shī诗míng鸣。qí其gāo高chū出wèi魏jìn晋，bú不xiè懈ér而jí及yú于gǔ古，qí其tā他jìn浸yín淫hū乎hàn汉shì氏yǐ矣。cóng从wú吾yóu游zhě者，lǐ李áo翱、zhāng张jí籍qí其yóu尤yě也。sān三zǐ子zhě者zhī之míng鸣xìn信shàn善yǐ矣。yì抑bù不zhī知tiān天jiāng将hé和qí其shēng声，ér而shǐ使míng鸣guó国jiā家zhī之shèng盛xié邪，yì抑jiāng将qióng穷è饿qí其shēn身，sī思chóu愁qí其xīn心cháng肠，ér而shǐ使zì自míng鸣qí其bú不xìng幸xié邪？sān三zǐ子zhě者zhī之mìng命，zé则xuán悬hū乎tiān天yǐ矣。qí其zài在shàng上yě也xī奚yǐ以xǐ喜，qí其zài在xià下yě也xī奚yǐ以bēi悲！dōng东yě野zhī之yì役yú于jiāng江nán南yě也，yǒu有ruò若bú不shì释rán然zhě者，gù故wú吾dào道qí其yú于tiān天zhě者yǐ以jiě解zhī之。
