When justiceprevails,the aggressive “I”:我(with spearin hand手)becomes subduced like a docile and gentle sheep().Hencejustifies itself as a symbol for right conduct.The regular form is now slashed to three strokes,transforming it into a simplified and perfectly balanced justice:

繁體字的“義”由“羊”和“我”組成,“羊”表示祭祀的祭牲;“我”是兵器,代表戰爭。“義”合起來就是為了我信仰、支持的“義”而戰鬥、犧牲。“義”也指頭羊為了捍衛個體和群體利益而搏鬥;引申為公正合宜的言行。

One Who Committed Many Injustices Is Doomed To Destruction

This anecdote is excerpted from the Zuo Zhuan.

The ruler of the State of Zheng(),Wu Sheng(寤生)succeeded to the throne in 743B.C..His mother did not like him,but dotted on her younger son Duan().She prevailed upon the ruler to give the major city of Jing()to Duan as his fief.After Duan obtained the city,he reinforced and heightened the city wall,and continuously expanded the area under his control.The ministers of Zheng warned the ruler that Duan was a threat to the stability of Zheng,and that he should take steps to eliminate him.But the ruler said,“He who committedmany injustices is doomed to destruction.”

Finally Duan gathered an army to attack the capital of Zheng. Wu Sheng said,“The time has come,”and mustered an army to attack Jing.The people of Jing immediately deserted Duan,who fled to the State of Wei().

Later,the express“One who committed many injustices is doomed to destruction”was used to warn wrongdoers of the fate in store for them.

 

多行不義必自斃

“多行不義必自斃”這個成語典故出自《左傳·隱公元年》。

鄭國國君寤生,于公元前743年即位。他的母親叫武姜,因為在生他的時候,他腳在前倒生下來,使姜氏受了驚嚇,所以取名叫“窹生”(就是逆著生的意思),武姜因此討厭庄公。偏愛共叔段,還總想讓段成為國君,寤生和段的父親鄭武公都沒有答應。等到庄公寤生當上了國君,武姜又要求把重要城市“京”封給了段作為封地。段到了京后,一再擴建城牆,擴大自己的管轄範圍。鄭國的大夫勸國君及早除去段,以免因為段的強大而危及鄭國的安全。國君說:“多行不義必自斃,且等著瞧吧!”

後來,段果然聚集軍隊準備進攻鄭國都城,國君說:“時候到了!”於是發兵攻京,因為段不得人心,京地的人民立刻轉而攻打段,段只好逃到了衛國。

後世以“多行不義必自斃”來形容不義的事情干多了,必然會自取滅亡。

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