郑子产有疾1,谓子大叔曰2:“我死,子必为政。唯有德者能以宽服民,其次莫如猛。夫火烈,民望而畏之,故鲜死焉;水懦弱,民狎而玩之,则多死焉,故宽难。”疾数月而卒。大叔为政,不忍猛而宽。郑国多盗,取人于萑苻之泽3。大叔悔之,曰:“吾早从夫子,不及此。”兴徒兵以攻萑苻之盗,尽杀之,盗少止。仲尼曰:“善哉!政宽则民慢,慢则纠之以猛。猛则民 Zheng Zizi have disease 1, said the uncle said 2: ”I die, the child will be political. Only German who can serve a wide range of people, followed by Mo Meng fierce fire, people fear and fear, so fresh and dead Yan; water cowardly weak, Minxiong and play, then more dead Yan, so wide. “Disease months and died. Uncle rule, can not bear the fierce and wide. Zheng more than Pirates, take people Zeyi Ze 3. Uncle repentance, saying: ”I long from the master, not this. “ Xingtu soldiers to attack the pirates of the theft, to kill, steal less. Zhong Ni said: ”good and dear! Political wide then the people slow, slow is correct by the fierce