水濁則魚困，令苛則民亂，城峭則必崩，岸竦則必阤。
故夫治國譬若張琴，大絃急則小絃絕矣。
故曰：「急轡銜者，非千里之御也。
」有聲之聲，不過百里；無聲之聲，延及四海。
故祿過其功者損，名過其實者削，情行合而名副之，禍福不虛至矣。
詩云：「何其處也，必有與也。
何其久也，必有以也。
」此之謂也。
When water is foul, fish suffer hardship; when orders are harsh, people fall into disorder; walls that are tall are sure to collapse; and embankments that are built too high are sure to be broken.