晏子曰：「此不知其罪而死，臣請為君數之，令知其罪而殺之。
Angered by this, Lord Jing snatched up a dagger-pike and was about to kill the groom.
」公曰：「諾。
Yanzi said, “To deal with him thus is to cause him to die without knowing what his crimes were.
」晏子舉戈而臨之曰：「汝為吾君養馬而殺之，而罪當死；汝使吾君以馬之故殺圉人，而罪又當死；汝使吾君以馬故殺人，聞於四鄰諸侯，汝罪又當死。
I beg permission to denounce him to his face on Your Lordship’s behalf so that, when he is killed, he will have this knowledge.” “As you wish,” said Lord Jing.
」公曰：「夫子釋之！
Yanzi picked up a dagger-pike and approached the man, saying, “You raised a horse for our ruler and then killed it; that merits death.
夫子釋之！
You are causing our ruler to kill a groom for the sake of a horse; that crime also merits death.
勿傷吾仁也。」
You will cause it to be known among the neighboring states that our lord killed a man for the sake of a horse; that crime also merits death.” “Release him sir, release him sir,” Lord Jing exclaimed.
“Do not do injury to my reputation for empathy.