Zi Xia said, "I had a victory, that is why I have gained weight."
"What victory do you refer to?" Zi Xia said, "When I immerged myself in reading books, Irevered(崇敬) the principles of the emperors and sages of the past. When I went out, I admired the life of nabodism. There was a fight between the two in my mind, and they came out even. So I got emaciated(瘦弱的). Now that the principles of the emperors and sages of the past have won victory, my mind has become more and more peaceful. So I have gained weight."
曾子見到子夏,問道:“你怎么胖了?”
子夏說:“我獲得了勝利,所以胖了。”
曾子問:“你是指什么?”子夏說:“我埋頭讀書時(shí),敬仰先生至圣的道理,出門在外則羨慕富貴生活的快樂,兩者在心中交戰(zhàn),難分勝負(fù),所以瘦了下來。現(xiàn)在,先王至圣的道理獲勝了,心中也日益安寧,所以人也胖了起來。”