Fish is what I love, and bear's paw is what I love. If I can't have both, I will give up the fish and take the bear's paw.
Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want, and you can't have both.
Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want, and if I cannot have both, then I will give up life and choose righteousness.
Life is what I want, and what I want is more than life, so I don't want to get it for wéi.
Life is what I want, but there are things I want more than life, so I don't do anything that I would not do for gain.
Death is also something I hate (wù), and what I hate (wù) is even more than the dead, so I suffer from what I don't (bì).
Death is what I hate, but there are things I hate more than death, so I don't avoid some calamities.
If a man's desire is nothing more than to be born, why should he not use whatever he can to be born?
If there is nothing that people want more than life, then why not use what can be used to preserve life?
If there is nothing people want more than life, why not use it to preserve life?
If there is nothing people hate more than death, then why not do everything that can avoid disaster?
If there is nothing that people hate more than death, then why not do everything that can be done to avoid calamity?
Then there is a way to survive but some people don't use it, then there is a way to avoid disasters but some people don't do it.
Therefore, there are those who desire more than life, and there are those who hate more than the dead.
Therefore, there is that which is desired which is more precious than life (that is, righteousness), and there is that which is detested which is worse than death (that is, unrighteousness).
It is not only the virtuous who have this mind, but all men have it, and the virtuous can not lose it.
It is not only the talented who have this kind of mind, but everyone has this kind of mind, only the virtuous can not lose it.
A dan (dān) of food and a drink (gēng) of rice dumplings will give you life if you get it, and death if you don't.
A bowl of food is a good way to get a drink.
A bowl of rice, a bowl of soup, if you eat it you will live, if you don't eat it you will starve to death.
Holler and give it to him, the people on the road will not accept it;
Yell and give it to him without courtesy, the hungry people on the road will not accept it;
Cuju (cù) and give it to him, the beggar does not care (xiè) also.
(If) it is kicked and given to others to eat, the beggars also despise it.
Ten thousand bells, on the other hand, do not argue about propriety and righteousness and accept it, ten thousand bells in my what to add!
What is the gain for me in accepting a generous salary regardless of whether it is in accordance with propriety and righteousness?
What is the point of accepting such a generous salary regardless of whether it is in accordance with propriety and righteousness, and what does this high position and salary add to me?
Is it for the splendor of the residence, to be served by the wives and concubines, and the poor people I know to be grateful to me?
I did not accept it for the sake of death, but now I accept it for the sake of the beauty of the palace;
Xiang (xiàng) did not accept it for the sake of death, but now I accept it for the sake of making the poor and needy people I know (dé) grateful to me;
Once I preferred to die for the sake of propriety and righteousness, but now I accept it for the sake of making the poor and needy people I know grateful to me;
Once I preferred to die for the sake of propriety and righteousness, but now I accept it for the sake of making the poor and needy people I know (dé) grateful to me. but now I accept it in order to make the poor and needy people I know grateful.
This is the reason why it is not possible to do so. This is what is meant by losing one's heart.
Can we not stop this behavior? This is called losing one's inherent nature.
It's a good thing you're so tired.