Original text:

Fish, what I want; Bear's paw is what I want You can't have your cake and eat it. You can't have your cake and eat it. Life is what I want; Righteousness is also what I want. You can't have both, and you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness. Life is what I want, and I want it more than the living, so I don't want it for (wéi) or (gǒu); I hate (us) death, and I hate (us) more than death, so I suffer what I don't want (b √).

What people want is nothing more than life. Why not use people who can live? If people are more evil than the dead, why not (wéi) those who can be cured (bü)? If you are right, you will be born without seeking, and if you are right, you will be able to overcome (b √) suffering and not do it (wéi).

Therefore, you want more than the living, and what you do is worse than the dead. But with disdain to drink and eat, hungry pedestrians are unwilling to accept it; Kick others' food with their feet, and beggars will not accept it.

Eat (eat) and eat (gēng), you will live if you get it, and you will die if you get it. Call it, and the people in the street will be blessed; It is shameful to beg for help.

Is it for the splendor of the house, the service of my wives and the poor people who know how to appreciate me? For (wèi) the beauty of the palace, the battle of wives and concubines (qiè), the poor get (déI) and (yú)?

Township (xiàng) is not subject to physical death, and today it is (wéi) and Gongmei is (wé i); Xiang (xiàng) is not subject to physical death, and now it is regarded as (wé i) by wives and concubines (qiè); Xiang (xiàng) does not accept physical death, but now (wéi) knows that poor households have to (dé) me and do it for (wé i); Is it ok or not? This is called the loss of humanity.

Translation:

Fish is what I want; Bear's paw is what I want, too If I can't get both at the same time, then I'll give up fish and choose bear's paw. Life is what I want; Morality is also my favorite. If these two things can't be obtained at the same time, then I will give up my life and choose morality.

Life is what I want, but I want something more important than life, so I don't drag out an ignoble existence. I hate death, but there are more serious things I hate than death, so I don't avoid disaster. If no one wants something more important than life, then what can't be done by all the ways to save lives?

If nothing people hate is more serious than death, then what can't be done by avoiding disasters? If you follow this method, you can survive, but you don't adopt it. If you follow this method, you can avoid disaster, but you don't.

So what they want is more important than life, and what they hate is more serious than death. Not only sages have this idea, but everyone has this idea. It's just that sages can carry on this morality so that it won't be lost.

Brief introduction of the author

Zhuangzi (about 369 BC-about 286 BC) was a great philosopher in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was regarded as one of the representatives of Taoism. Zhuangzi's philosophical thoughts are mainly reflected in his book Zhuangzi, which is one of the classical philosophical works in ancient China and has a far-reaching influence on China's philosophy and culture.

Zhuangzi's philosophy advocates "freedom", opposes the traditional moral norms and authority that bind people, and advocates that people should pursue freedom and the expression of individuality. Zhuangzi believes that man should be based on the laws of nature, conform to nature, and achieve physical and mental harmony and balance.

Zhuangzi's philosophical thoughts, including Tao, vegetation and Hu Diemeng, occupy an important position in the history of China's philosophy.