秦王曰：「秦破韓滅魏，鄢陵君獨以五十里地存者，吾豈畏其威哉？
“Qin has smashed Hán and destroyed Wey,” said the king.
吾多其義耳！
“Only the lord of Yanling survives with fifty li of territory.
今寡人以十倍之地易之，鄢陵君辭而不受，是輕寡人也。
How could I stand in awe of him?
」唐且避席對曰：「非如此也！
It would seem that he is a gallant man indeed!
夫不以利害為趣者，鄢陵也。
But now I have offered him ten times the territory he now possesses in exchange for Yanling, and he won’t accept—that shows he holds me in disdain.” “That is not the case!” said Tang Qie, leaving his mat.
夫鄢陵君受地於先君而守之，雖復千里不得當，豈獨五百里哉。
“One might say that Yanling is the epitome of a man who does not run hither and thither pursuing profit and avoiding loss.
」秦王忿然作色，怒曰：「公亦曾見天子之怒乎？
The lord of Yanling received his domain from its previous rulers and is responsible for safeguarding it.
」唐且曰：「主臣，未曾見也。
Even ten thousand li wouldn’t be sufficient to give in exchange for it, let alone five hundred.” “Have you ever observed the anger of a Son of Heaven?” asked the king, with fury showing in his face.
」秦王曰：「天子一怒，伏尸百萬，流血千里。
“I am but another’s servant; I have never seen it,” said Tang Qie.
」唐且曰：「大王亦嘗見夫布衣韋帶之士怒乎？
“When the Son of Heaven is angry,” said the king, “a million corpses are strewn on the ground, and blood flows for a thousand li.” “Has Your Majesty ever observed the anger of a poor man-at-arms in a marketplace?” asked Tang Qie.
」秦王曰：「布衣韋帶之士怒也，解冠徒跣，以頭頓地耳。
“When a poor man-at-arms in a marketplace is angry,” said the king, “He removes his hat, goes barefoot, and knocks his head on the ground.
何難知者！」
Who doesn’t know that?