昭奚恤与彭城君议于王前
Zhao Xixu and Lord Pengcheng Argued with Each Other in Front of the King
【原文】
昭奚恤与彭城君议于王前,王召江乙而问焉。江乙曰: “二人之言皆善也,臣不敢言其后。此谓虑贤也。”
【今译】
昭奚恤跟彭城君在楚王面前争论。楚王召见江乙来询问他的意见。江乙说广他们两人所说的都很有道理,我不敢在背后作任何评论, 否则这就是所谓的非议贤人。”
Zhao Xixu and Lord Pengcheng argued with each other in front of the king of the state of Chu. The king called in Jiang Yi to ask for his opinion about the dispute. Jiang Yi said, “Both their arguments sound very reasonable. I dare not critisize them. Otherwise I will be accused of libelling the worthy, ”