圣人相知 翻译

选自《吕氏春秋》

晏子将要出使（到）楚国。楚王听到这个消息，对身边的侍臣说：“（晏婴是）齐国善于辞令的人，现在（他）正要来，我想要羞辱他，用什么办法呢？”侍臣回答说：“当他来的时候，请让我们绑着一个人从大王面前走过。大王（就）问：‘（他）是干什么的？’（我就）回答说：‘（他）是齐国人。’大王（再）问：‘犯了什么罪？’（我）回答说：‘（他）犯了偷窃罪。’”

晏子来到了（楚国），楚王请晏子喝酒，喝酒喝得正高兴的时候，公差两名绑着一个人到楚王面前来。楚王问道：“绑着的人是干什么的？’（公差）回答说：“（他）是齐国人，犯了偷窃罪。”楚王看着晏子问道：“齐国人本来就善于偷东西的吗？”晏子离开了席位回答道：“我听说这样一件事：橘树生长在淮河以南的地方就是橘树，生长在淮河以北的地方就是权树，只是叶相像罢了，果实的味道却不同。为什么会这样呢？（是因为）水土条件不相同啊。现在这个人生长在齐国不偷东西，一到了楚国就偷起来了，莫非楚国的水土使他喜欢偷东西吗？”楚王笑着说：“圣人是不能同他开玩笑的，我反而自找倒霉了。”

Yan Zi will be a diplomatic mission (to) the state of Chu. Chu heard this news, right side of the courtiers, said: "(Yan Ying is) Qi well-spoken person, and now (he) was about to come, I want to humiliate him, what do?" Courtiers replied: "When he came here, please let us tied to a person from before the king passed. King (on) Q: '(he) is doing it?' (I) replied: '(he) is the Qi people. 'King (re-) Q:' What crime committed? '(I) replied:' (He) has been guilty of theft. ' " Yanzi came to the (Chu), Chu requested Yanzi drink, alcohol drink are happy when the tolerance of two tied a person to come before the King of Chu. Chu asked: "tied people are doing it? '(Tolerance) replied:" (He) is the Qi people, guilty of theft. "Chu looked Yanzi asked:" Qi were already good at stealing things do? "Yanzi left the seats replied:" I heard this one thing: orange tree grows in the south of the Huai River is the orange tree, growing up in a place north of the Huai River is the right of the tree, but leaves similar fills the taste of the fruit was different. Why is it so? (Because of) water and soil conditions are not the same ah. Now this person did not steal anything growing up in Qi, one to steal up on the state of Chu, Does the state of Chu of the soil and water so that he liked to steal anything? , "Chu said with a smile:" Sage is not a joke with him, and I would rather find their own trouble. "