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He whose boldness appears in his daring (to do wrong, in defiance of the laws) is put to death; he whose boldness appears in his not daring (to do so) lives on. Of these two cases the one appears to be advantageous, and the other to be injurious.
When Heaven's anger smites a man, who the cause shall truly scan? On this account the sage feels a difficulty (as to what to do in the former case).