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杜讒邪

Be Averse to Slanderous and Malevolent Advice

52.

聞言未審，而以定善惡，則是非有錯，而飾辯巧言之流起矣。
（卷四十九　傅子）

52.

If we make judgment lightly before all facts have been taken into consideration, what is right or wrong will no longer be clear, and the customs of making false accusations and engaging in flowery rhetoric will soon become fashionable.
Scroll 49: Fu Zi

【註釋】

①飾辯：粉飾巧言，說虛浮不實的話。　

②巧言：動聽而不實在的話。

【白話】

聽取言論未客觀判斷，就輕易論定善與惡，是非容易顛倒，而賣弄言語、巧辯的風氣就會興起。

 
53.

夫人主莫不愛愛己，而莫知愛己者之不足愛也。故惑小臣之佞，而不能廢也；忘^忘疑忌違己之益己，而不能用也。
（卷四十七　劉廙政論）

53.

Rare indeed is a leader who will not favor his admirers. Little does he know that his admirers are not deserving of his unquestioning trust. When a leader is charmed by these scheming ministers and refuses to dismiss them, he will overlook ministers who may oppose his wishes but nonetheless be truly helpful to his government. In the end, the right people will not be appointed to the right positions.
Scroll 47: Liu Yi Zheng Lun

【註釋】

①夫：文言文中的發語詞，表提示作用。

②小臣：指職位低的官吏。　

③佞：花言巧語、諂媚巴結。

【白話】

君主沒有不寵幸那些喜愛自己的人，卻不知道喜愛自己的人不該寵幸。所以迷戀於卑微小臣的諂媚，而不能遠離罷黜；感受不到不順己意的人是有益於自己的，而不願意任用他們。