晏子將使荊,荊王聞之,謂左右曰:「晏子,賢人也,今方來,欲辱之,何以也?
」左右對曰:「為其來也,臣請縛一人過王而行。
」王曰:『何為者?
』對曰:『齊人也。
』王曰:『何坐?
』曰:『坐盜。
』」於是荊王與晏子立語,有縛一人過王而行。
王曰:「何為者也?
Once, when Yanzi was about to come as an emissary to the court of Jing [Chu], the king of Jing heard of it and said to his retinue, “Yanzi is a worthy man. I would like to have him insulted when he comes.
」對曰:「齊人也。
」王曰:「何坐?
」曰:「坐盜。
」王曰:「齊人固盜乎?
」晏子反顧之曰:「江南有橘,樹之於江北,生不為橘乃為枳。
所以然者何?
其土地使之然也。
今齊人居齊不盜,來之荊而盜,得無土地使之然乎?
」荊王曰:「吾欲傷子,而反自中也。」
How can I do so?