泛浙河而南,舍舟登陆,有地曰蕃浦。土沃以亢,池园树林,硕美蕃茂,鱼稻充羡,百货之所趋,行而之所集聚,似市而不浇,近野而不俚,故其人多优游而好文,其尢以礼让为人望者,称华至。
余自京师还,华至之秀者曰拱辰,侍其父候于河浒,逆子至其家,馆于宾次,率其兄弟庭揖毕,俯身自东阶趋退,足武相蹈,不越尺寸。徐与之言,长少相顾,择辞而发,恳然不烦,秩然不畔于理,皆良士也。视其室名,则曰 “埙箎”,而予昔之所书者。拱辰谓盍有以记之?
天下之物,取诸人者有尽,而本于天者无穷,能充天之所与,则得于人者可弃而勿论矣。世恒知在外者之可乐,而力取于人,其受于天者则怠而不顾,卒之两无所得,而戚戚以终身,岂非惑哉?
今华至兄弟以言乎爵,则未尝仕,以言乎财,则非甚富,以言乎车马衣服则雅素俭质,与凡民等。然入其门,则父子有礼,兄弟有恩,忿疾之声不闻于室,和煦之色不绝于面,食力而趋事,安生以自适,雍容怡愉,不教而劝,而未尝有资于外物,何必取诸人而后可乐哉?其善充于天也,固美矣。
天之所与者,至重也。苟善充之,虽困贫甚,天犹以为贵也。不能充之,能位极乎崇高,天犹以为贱也。若华至之为天之所贵者也,余安敢遗之而不录乎?
fan泛zhe浙he河er而nan南,she舍zhou舟deng登lu陆,you有di地yue曰fan蕃pu浦。tu土wo沃yi以kang亢,chi池yuan园shu树lin林,shuo硕mei美fan蕃mao茂,yu鱼dao稻chong充xian羡,bai百huo货zhi之suo所qu趋,xing行er而zhi之suo所ji集ju聚,shi似shi市er而bu不jiao浇,jin近ye野er而bu不li俚,gu故qi其ren人duo多you优you游er而hao好wen文,qi其you尢yi以li礼rang让wei为ren人wang望zhe者,cheng称hua华zhi至。
yu余zi自jing京shi师hai还,hua华zhi至zhi之xiu秀zhe者yue曰gong拱chen辰,shi侍qi其fu父hou候yu于he河hu浒,ni逆zi子zhi至qi其jia家,guan馆yu于bin宾ci次,lv率qi其xiong兄di弟ting庭yi揖bi毕,fu俯shen身zi自dong东jie阶qu趋tui退,zu足wu武xiang相dao蹈,bu不yue越chi尺cun寸。xu徐yu与zhi之yan言,chang长shao少xiang相gu顾,ze择ci辞er而fa发,ken恳ran然bu不fan烦,zhi秩ran然bu不pan畔yu于li理,jie皆liang良shi士ye也。shi视qi其shi室ming名,ze则yue曰 “xun埙chi箎”,er而yu予xi昔zhi之suo所shu书zhe者。gong拱chen辰wei谓he盍you有yi以ji记zhi之?
tian天xia下zhi之wu物,qu取zhu诸ren人zhe者you有jin尽,er而ben本yu于tian天zhe者wu无qiong穷,neng能chong充tian天zhi之suo所yu与,ze则de得yu于ren人zhe者ke可qi弃er而wu勿lun论yi矣。shi世heng恒zhi知zai在wai外zhe者zhi之ke可le乐,er而li力qu取yu于ren人,qi其shou受yu于tian天zhe者ze则dai怠er而bu不gu顾,zu卒zhi之liang两wu无suo所de得,er而qi戚qi戚yi以zhong终shen身,qi岂fei非huo惑zai哉?
jin今hua华zhi至xiong兄di弟yi以yan言hu乎jue爵,ze则wei未chang尝shi仕,yi以yan言hu乎cai财,ze则fei非shen甚fu富,yi以yan言hu乎che车ma马yi衣fu服ze则ya雅su素jian俭zhi质,yu与fan凡min民deng等。ran然ru入qi其men门,ze则fu父zi子you有li礼,xiong兄di弟you有en恩,fen忿ji疾zhi之sheng声bu不wen闻yu于shi室,he和xu煦zhi之se色bu不jue绝yu于mian面,shi食li力er而qu趋shi事,an安sheng生yi以zi自shi适,yong雍rong容yi怡yu愉,bu不jiao教er而quan劝,er而wei未chang尝you有zi资yu于wai外wu物,he何bi必qu取zhu诸ren人er而hou后ke可le乐zai哉?qi其shan善chong充yu于tian天ye也,gu固mei美yi矣。
tian天zhi之suo所yu与zhe者,zhi至zhong重ye也。gou苟shan善chong充zhi之,sui虽kun困pin贫shen甚,tian天you犹yi以wei为gui贵ye也。bu不neng能chong充zhi之,neng能wei位ji极hu乎chong崇gao高,tian天you犹yi以wei为jian贱ye也。ruo若hua华zhi至zhi之wei为tian天zhi之suo所gui贵zhe者ye也,yu余an安gan敢yi遗zhi之er而bu不lu录hu乎?