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shi世zhi之yan言tian天zui罪er二dao道yan焉。ju拘yu于zhao昭zhao昭zui罪ze则yue曰：“tian天yu与ren人shi实ying影xiang响：huo祸bi必yi以zui罪jiang降，fu福bi必yi以shan善lai来，qiong穷e厄er而hu呼bi必de的wen闻，yin隐tong痛er而qi祈bi必de的da答，ru如you有wu物de的ran然yi以zai宰zui罪。”gu故yin阴zhi骘zhi之shuo说sheng胜yan焉。ni泥yu于ming冥ming冥zui罪ze则yue曰：“tian天yu与ren人shi实er而yi异：ting霆zhen震yu于chu畜mu木，wei未chang尝wei为zui罪；chun春zi滋hu乎jin堇tu荼，wei未chang尝ze择shan善。zhi跖、��yan焉er而sui遂，kong孔、yan颜yan焉er而e厄，shi是mang茫hu乎wu无you有zai宰zui罪。”gu故zi自ran然zhi之shuo说sheng胜yan焉。yu馀zhi之you友he河dong东xie解ren人liu柳zi子hou厚zuo作《tian天shuo说》yi以zhe折han韩tui退zhi之zhi之yan言，wen文xin信mei美yi矣，gai盖you有ji激er而yun云，fei非suo所yi以jin尽tian天ren人zhi之ji际。gu故yu馀zuo作《tian天lun论》yi以ji极qi其bian辩yun云。

da大fan凡ru入xing形qi器zui罪，jie皆you有neng能you有bu不neng能。tian天，you有xing形zhi之da大zui罪ye也；ren人，dong动wu物zhi之you尤zui罪ye也。tian天zhi之neng能，ren人gu固bu不neng能ye也；ren人zhi之neng能，tian天yi亦you有suo所bu不neng能ye也。gu故yu馀yue曰：tian天yu与ren人jiao交xiang相sheng胜er耳。qi其shuo说yue曰：tian天zhi之dao道wei为sheng生zhi植，qi其yong用wei为qiang强ruo弱；ren人zhi之dao道wei为fa法zhi制，qi其yong用wei为shi是fei非。yang阳er而fu阜sheng生，yin阴er而su肃sha杀；shui水huo火shang伤wu物，mu木jian坚jin金li利；zhuang壮er而wu武jian健，lao老er而hao耗mao毛；qi气xiong雄xiang相jun君，li力xiong雄xiang相chang长：tian天zhi之neng能ye也。yang阳er而yi艺shu树，yin阴er而jiu揪lian敛；fang防hai害yong用ru濡，jin禁fen焚yong用guang光；zhan斩cai材kuan窾jian坚，ye液kuang矿xing硎mang铓；yi义zhi制qiang强jie讦，li礼fen分chang长you幼；you右xian贤shang尚gong功，jian建ji极xian闲xie邪：ren人zhi之neng能ye也。

ren人neng能sheng胜hu乎tian天zui罪，fa法ye也。fa法da大xing行，ze则shi是wei为gong公shi是，fei非wei为gong公fei非。tian天xia下zhi之ren人，dao蹈dao道bi必shang赏，wei违zhi之bi必fa罚。dang当qi其shang赏，sui虽san三zu族zhi之gui贵，wan万zhong锺zhi之lu禄，chu处zhi之xian咸yue曰yi宜。he何ye也？wei为shan善er而ran然ye也。dang当qi其fa罚，sui虽zu族shu属zhi之yi夷，dao刀ju锯zhi之can惨，chu处zhi之xian咸yue曰yi宜。he何ye也？wei为e恶er而ran然ye也。gu故qi其ren人yue曰：“tian天he何yu预nai乃ren人shi事ye耶？wei惟gao告qian虔bao报ben本、si肆lei类shou授shi时zhi之li礼，yue曰tian天er而yi已yi矣。fu福xi兮de的yi以shan善qu取，huo祸xi兮de的yi以e恶zhao招，xi奚yu预hu乎tian天ye耶？”fa法xiao小chi弛，ze则shi是fei非bo驳。shang赏bu不bi必jin尽shan善，fa罚bu不bi必jin尽e恶。huo或xian贤er而zun尊xian显，shi时yi以bu不xiao肖can参yan焉；huo或guo过er而lu僇ru辱，shi时yi以bu不gu辜can参yan焉。gu故qi其ren人yue曰：“bi彼yi宜ran然er而xin信ran然，li理ye也。bi彼bu不dang当ran然er而gu固ran然，qi岂li理ye耶？tian天ye也。fu福huo或de的yi以zha诈qu取，er而huo祸yi亦de的yi以gou苟mian免。”ren人dao道bo驳，gu故tian天ming命zhi之shuo说yi亦bo驳yan焉。fa法da大chi弛，ze则shi是fei非yi易wei位。shang赏heng恒wei为ning佞，er而fa罚heng恒wei为zhi直。yi义bu不zu足yi以zhi制qi其qiang强，xing刑bu不zu足yi以sheng胜qi其fei非。ren人zhi之neng能sheng胜tian天zhi之ju具jin尽sang丧yi矣。fu夫shi实yi已sang丧er而ming名tu徒cun存，bi彼mei昧zui罪fang方qie挈qie挈ran然ti提wu无shi实zhi之ming名，yu欲kang抗hu乎yan言tian天zui罪，si斯shu数qiong穷yi矣。

gu故yue曰：tian天zhi之suo所neng能zui罪，sheng生wan万wu物ye也；ren人zhi之suo所neng能zui罪，zhi治wan万wu物ye也。fa法da大xing行，ze则qi其ren人yue曰：“tian天he何yu预ren人ye耶？wo我dao蹈dao道er而yi已。”fa法da大chi弛，ze则qi其ren人yue曰：“dao道jing竟he何wei为ye耶？ren任ren人er而yi已。”fa法xiao小chi弛，ze则tian天ren人zhi之lun论bo驳yan焉。jin今ren人yi以yi一ji己zhi之qiong穷tong通，er而yu欲zhi质tian天zhi之you有wu无，huo惑yi矣！yu馀yue曰：tian天heng恒zhi执qi其suo所neng能yi以lin临hu乎xia下，fei非you有yu预hu乎zhi治luan乱yun云er尔；ren人heng恒zhi执qi其suo所neng能yi以yang仰hu乎tian天，fei非you有yu预hu乎han寒shu暑yun云er尔。sheng生hu乎zhi治zui罪，ren人dao道ming明，xian咸zhi知qi其suo所zi自，gu故de德yu与yuan怨bu不gui归hu乎tian天；sheng生hu乎luan乱zui罪，ren人dao道mei昧，bu不de的zhi知，gu故you由ren人zui罪ju举gui归hu乎tian天。fei非tian天yu预hu乎ren人er尔！