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「大古薄葬，
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是特姦人之誤於亂說，Locate a relation ↗以欺愚者而潮陷之以偷取利焉，Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗以欺愚者而潮陷之以偷取利焉，Name the one, thing, or situation ↗以欺愚者而潮陷之以偷取利焉，Read the relationship between clauses ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 4 也 × 3 人 × 3 而 × 3 夫 × 2 曰 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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莊子 · 人間世第四是之謂大无適而非君也，无所逃於天地之間。是之謂大戒。是以夫事其親者，不擇地而安之，孝之至也；夫事其君者，不擇事而安之，忠之盛也；
荀子 · 儒效篇第八以欺愚者以異於墨子矣，然而明不能分別，呼先王以欺愚者而求衣食焉，得委積足以揜其口則揚揚如也；隨其長子，事其便辟，舉其上客，𠐥然若終身之
荀子 · 正論篇第十八大古薄葬世俗之為說者曰：「大古薄葬，棺厚三寸，衣衾三領，葬田不妨田，故不掘也。亂今厚葬，飾棺，故掘也。」是不及知治道，
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- Work
- 荀子 · Xunzi
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- Kanseki Repository · KR3a0002 · base edition tls
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- KR3a0002_018.txt, lines 700–712. XUN 18:7:7, Beida p.299; Knoblock 3:44
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