君子非好异,本意亦从众。
居然迫所愧,难复趋一哄。
孟轲遇齐王,夫岂不欲用。
万锺养弟子,乃似以利动。
惟其有辞受,百世尊道统。
岂惟圣贤哉,学者固所共。
君子非好异,本意亦从众。
居然迫所愧,难复趋一哄。
孟轲遇齐王,夫岂不欲用。
万锺养弟子,乃似以利动。
惟其有辞受,百世尊道统。
岂惟圣贤哉,学者固所共。
君子并非喜好标新立异;
他的本意也是随从大众。
但居然被自己所愧对的事情逼迫,
难以再趋向于众人的喧闹。
孟轲遇见齐宣王时,
难道不是想要被任用吗?
用万钟俸禄供养弟子,
却似乎是以利益来驱动。
正因为他懂得辞受的原则,
其道统才被百世尊崇。
这难道只是圣贤的特质吗?
学者本应共同遵循。
A noble man does not crave to be odd;
His original intent is to follow the crowd.
Yet, forced by what he feels ashamed of,
He finds it hard to join the common din.
When Mencius met the King of Qi,
Was it not that he wished to be employed?
With ample stipends to nourish disciples,
It seemed as if moved by material gain.
Only because he knew when to accept or decline,
His Way is honored for a hundred generations.
Is this true only for sages and worthies?
It is what all scholars should uphold.
探讨个体与群体认同的博弈中君子的行为准则。
阐述君子并非刻意标新立异,其本意在于遵从众人之善。
本诗为五言古诗,押平声韵。
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