The Fish I Want is the work of Mencius in the pre-Qin period (there is a passage recorded by his disciples).

1、? 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. Life is what I want. I want it more than the living, so I don't want it. If there is nothing more in disgust than death, what can be done to avoid evil that can be used to escape evil?

The senior official accepted it without distinguishing whether it was appropriate or not. Call it, and the people in the street will be blessed; Begging for help is too much. Is it for the splendor of the house, the service of my wives and the poor people who know how to appreciate me? For the beauty of the palace, the matter of wives and concubines, the poor have me and you? Hometown is free from physical death, and now it is the beauty of the palace.

2、? translate

Fish is my favorite, so is bear's paw. If I can't get these two things at the same time, then I can only give up fish and choose bear's paw. Life is what I love, so is morality. A bowl of rice, a bowl of soup, can live if you eat it, or starve to death if you don't eat it. However, when passing hungry people gave it to others contemptuously and angrily, they refused to accept it.