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孟子见梁惠王[1]。王曰:“叟[2]不远千里而来,亦将有以利吾国乎?”孟子对曰:“王何必曰利?亦[3]有仁义而已矣。王曰:‘何以利吾国?’大夫曰:‘何以利吾家?’士庶人曰:‘何以利吾身?’上下交征[4]利而国危矣。万乘[5]之国弑[6]其君者,必千乘之家;千乘之国弑其君者,必百乘之家。万取千焉,千取百焉,不为不多矣。苟[7]为后义而先利,不夺不餍[8]。未有仁而遗[9]其亲者也,未有义而后其君者也。王亦曰仁义而已矣,何必曰利?”Mencius went to see king Hui of Liang. The king said, “Venerable sir, since you have not counted it far to come here, a distance of a thousand li, may I presume that you are provided with counsels to profit my kingdom?Mencius replied, “Why must Your Majesty use that word ‘profit?’ What I am provided with, are counsels to benevolence and righteousness, and these are my only topics. ...