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百姓曉然皆知夫為善於家而取賞於朝也，
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百姓曉然皆知夫為善於家而取賞於朝也，Distinguish doing, being, and acting for ↗百姓曉然皆知夫為善於家而取賞於朝也，Locate a relation ↗百姓曉然皆知夫為善於家而取賞於朝也，Read the relationship between clauses ↗為不善於幽而蒙刑於顯也。Keep different negatives apart ↗Watch recurrence: 於 × 4 也 × 3 夫 × 2 為 × 2 善 × 2 而 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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荀子 · 王制篇第九王者之論王者之論：無德不貴，無能不官，無功不賞，無罪不罰，朝無幸位，民無幸生，尚賢使能而等位不遺，析
荀子 · 君子篇第二十四皆知夫為世曉然皆知夫為姦則雖隱竄逃亡之由不足以免也，莫不服罪而請。《書》曰：「凡人自得罪。」此之謂也。
荀子 · 富國篇第十百姓曉然百姓曉然皆知其汙漫暴亂而將大危亡也。是以臣或弒其君，下或殺其上，粥其城，倍其節，而不死其事者
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- Work
- 荀子 · Xunzi
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- Kanseki Repository · KR3a0002 · base edition tls
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- KR3a0002_009.txt, lines 454–459. XUN 9:12:1, Beida p.124; Knoblock 2:101
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