说苑/應侯與賈午子坐，聞其鼓琴之聲，應侯曰：「今日之琴，一何悲也！

應侯與賈午子坐，聞其鼓琴之聲，應侯曰：「今日之琴，一何悲也！

」賈午子曰：「夫張急調下，故使之悲耳。

Eric Henry

Once, when the marquis of Ying was sitting with Jia Wuzi, he heard the sound of a zither being played and exclaimed, “How sad the zither music is today!” Jia Wuzi said, “The strings are stretched tight, and the tune is lowpitched—that makes the music sound sad.

張急者，良材也，調下者，官卑也，取夫良材而卑官之，安能無悲乎？

」應侯曰：「善哉！」

Eric Henry

Having the strings tight is like having a talented man, and playing a low-pitched tune is like giving him a low-ranking position. When one selects a man of talent and puts him in a low position, how can the result be anything but sad?” “Well said!” exclaimed the marquis of Ying.

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