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苟為後義而先利
If one puts righteousness behind and profit ahead.
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萬乘之國，
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義 and 利.
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韓非子 · 愛臣第四千乘之家以徙其民而傾其國；萬乘之君無備，必有千乘之家在其側，以徙其威而傾其國。
韓非子 · 愛臣第四弒其君者夫燕、宋之所以弒其君者，皆此類也。故上比之殷、周，中比之燕、宋，莫不從此術也。
韓非子 · 揚權第八弒其君者之寶也；黨與之具，臣之寶也。臣之所不弒其君者，黨與不具也。
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論語 · Read the relationship between clauses學而時習之論語 · Read the relationship between clauses本立而道生論語 · Notice a change in argument structure使民以時論語 · Read the relationship between clauses七十而從心所欲，不踰矩Edition, source, and reuse
- Work
- 孟子 · Mencius
- Attribution
- Traditionally associated with Meng Ke (Mencius) and his followers.
- Digital witness
- Kanseki Repository · KR1h0001 · base edition tls
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- Kanseki Repository (Kanripo) contributors; upstream base-edition labels retained in each original file.
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- KR1h0001_001.txt, lines 33–43. MENG 1A01:03; tr. D. C. Lau 1. 3
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