有子之言似夫子
古文观止 · section 41 · 吳楚材 · 吳調侯 編 · 315 characters
Original text
有子问于曾子曰、问丧于夫子乎。曰、闻之矣。丧欲速贫、死欲速朽。有子曰、是非君子之言也。曾子曰、参也闻诸夫子也。有子又曰、是非君子之言也。曾子曰、参也与子游闻之。有子曰、然。然则夫子有为言之也。曾子以斯言告于子游。子游曰、甚哉有子之言似夫子也。昔者夫子居于宋、见桓司马自为石椁、三年而不成、夫子曰、若是其靡也、死不如速朽之愈也。死之欲速朽、为桓司马言之也。南宫敬叔反、必载宝而朝、夫子曰、若是其货也、丧不如速贫之愈也。丧之欲速贫、为敬叔言之也。曾子以子游之言告于有子。有子曰、然。吾固曰非夫子之言也。曾子曰、子何以知之。有子曰、夫子制于中都、四寸之棺、五寸之椁。以斯知不欲速朽也。昔者夫子失鲁司寇、将之荆、盖先之以子夏、又申之以冉有。以斯知不欲速贫也。 前二段、子游解欲速朽速贫之故。后二段、有子自言所以知其不欲速朽速贫之故。章法极整练、又极玲珑。
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