说苑/中行文子出亡至邊，從者曰：「為此嗇夫者，君人也，胡不休焉，且待後車者？

中行文子出亡至邊，從者曰：「為此嗇夫者，君人也，胡不休焉，且待後車者？

Eric Henry

When Zhonghang Wenzi74 “reached the border of Jin on his way into exile, his followers said, “The registrar of fields75 in this region is one of your people—why not seek repose here and await the carriages in the rear?” “At a different point in my life,” said Wenzi, “I was fond of music, and this man gave me a zither.

」文子曰：「異日吾好音，此子遺吾琴；吾好佩，又遺吾玉。

Eric Henry

I was fond of hanging pendants, and this man gave me ones of jade.

是不非吾過者也，自容於我者也，吾恐其以我求容也。

Eric Henry

That shows he was not concerned to point out my excesses but wished instead to gain a secure position with me.

」遂不入。

Eric Henry

I fear that on this occasion he will make use of me to seek security for himself.” With this, he declined to visit the man’s dwelling.