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古文观止 · section 118 · 吳楚材 · 吳調侯 編 · 358 characters

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凡大人之道有三、一曰正蒙难、二曰法授圣、三曰化及民。殷有仁人曰箕子、实具兹道以立于世。故孔子述六经之㫖、尤殷勤焉。当纣之时、大道悖乱、天威之动不能戒、圣人之言无所用。进死以并命、诚仁矣。无益吾祀、故不为。委身以存祀、诚仁矣。与亡吾国、故不忍。具是二道、有行之者矣。是用保其明哲、与之俯仰。晦是谟范、辱于囚奴。昏而无邪、𬯎而不息。故在易曰、箕子之明夷。正蒙难也。及天命既改、生人以正。乃出大法、用为圣师。周人得以序彝伦、而立大典。故在书曰、以箕子归作洪范。法授圣也。及封朝鲜、推道训俗、惟德无陋、惟人无远、用广殷祀、俾夷为华、化及民也。率是大道、藂于厥躬、天地变化、我得其正、其大人欤。于虖、当其周时未至、殷祀未殄。比干已死、微子已去、向使纣恶未稔而自毙、武庚念乱以图存、国无其人、谁与兴理、是固人事之或然者也。然则先生隐忍而为此、其有志于斯乎。唐某年、作庙汲郡、岁时致祀。嘉先生独列于易象、作是颂云。

前立三柱、真如天外三峰、卓然峭峙。于虖以下、忽然换笔、一往更有深情。

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