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之貴-顕明-断挙￣テ＿レ世知￣ル＿レ之￣ヲ其￣ノ所￣ロ＿二委任￣スル＿一豈￣ニ其
乏￣ンヤ＿レ人￣ニ哉然￣ルニ其￣ノ生￣ルヤ也重￣ンシ＿レ之￣ヲ其￣ノ没￣スルヤ也惜￣ムコト＿レ之￣ヲ如￣シ＿レ此￣ノ
則正-玄為￣リ＿レ人￣ト可想-像￣シ＿二焉既￣ニ記￣メ＿二事実￣ヲ＿一再￣ヒ見￣ルニ＿二
其￣ノ稾￣ヲ＿一載￣ス＿二正-玄￣カ平-生言-行件-之￣タルヲ＿一其￣ノ要￣ニ曰￣ク凡￣ソ
政￣コト多-端其￣ノ大-者三￣ッ正￣ス＿二君之心￣ヲ＿一一￣ッ也捶￣ツルコト＿二郡-士￣ヲ＿一一￣ッ
也恤￣ムコト＿二黎-民￣ヲ＿一一￣ッ也以￣テ＿二此￣ノ三￣ッノ者￣ヲ＿一為＿レ本￣ト而不＿レ可＿レ拘￣ハル＿二小
節￣ニ＿一事繁￣キスハ則有￣リ＿二民-労之煩￣ヒ＿一又￣タ曰￣ク事￣ッル＿レ君￣ニ
者可＿レ室￣サク＿レ慾￣ヲ有￣スハ＿レ慾則不-忠不-義根￣ス＿二干此￣ニ＿一勇￣モ
亦不＿レ能￣ハ＿レ励￣スコト＿レ之￣タ又曰￣ク克-己￣ノ工-夫鮏￣トモ＿レ非￣スト＿三無-学之
者所￣ニ＿二企￣テ及＿一然￣レトモ士之可￣キ＿レ恥￣ッ者無大￣ナルハ於狭￣ムヨリ＿レ一私￣ヲ
狭￣ムスハ＿レ私則求￣ム＿二勝￣チ＿レ人￣ニ立￣ンコトヲ＿一レ己其￣ノ弊￣エ為￣ル＿二忘￣ルゝノ＿レ君￣ヲ之端￣シト＿一
不＿レ可＿レ不＿レ戒￣メ又曰￣ク重事則覃-思決￣メ＿レ之￣ヲ故
募￣シ＿レ過￣チ也軽-事￣ハ則倉-卒￣ニ定￣ム＿レ之￣ヲ故￣ニ多￣シ＿レ誤￣リ
不＿レ可＿レ不＿レ慎￣マ焉又￣タ曰￣ク為￣ス＿レ政￣ヲ者￣ハ平￣ヶ＿二其気￣ヲ＿一虚￣ルスハ＿二其￣ノ
心￣ヲ＿一則来￣リ告￣ル者無＿レ不￣ルコト＿レ応￣ニ而是-非自-彰￣ハル決￣スルコト＿レ獄￣ヲ
急-遽￣ナルスハ則有￣リ＿レ失不＿レ如￣カ静￣カニ思￣ヒ而￣メ緩￣スルニハ＿レ之￣ヲ毎￣ニ＿レ有＿二来￣リ
新￣フル者＿一当￣レハ＿二食時￣ニ＿一措￣テ＿レ箸￣ヲ而出￣ッ雖￣トモ＿二睡-熟￣スト＿一拭￣テ＿レ眼￣ヲ
而起￣キ若￣シ有￣レハ＿下誉￣ル＿二其￣ノ能￣ヲ＿一者＿上則有＿二不-平之色＿一
偶￣ゝ有￣レハ＿下告￣ル＿二其￣ノ失￣ヲ＿一者＿二則解￣ヒテ＿レ顔￣ヲ和-悦￣ス不＿レ求＿レ聞￣クコトヲ＿二
人￣ノ悪￣ヲ＿一不＿三軽￣ヽシク挙￣ヶ＿二 人￣ノ美￣ヲ＿一其￣ノ霊之所￣ロ＿レ愛￣スル正-玄￣モ亦
現代語訳
その貴く顕らかで明断であることは世に挙げ知られており、その委任するところは、どうして人に乏しいことがあろうか。しかしその生きている時はこれを重んじ、その没した時はこれを惜しむこと、このようであった。
則ち正玄が人となりは想像することができる。既に事実を記し、再びその稿を見るに、正玄の平生の言行の件々を載せている。その要は曰く「凡そ政事は多端であるが、その大なるもの三つがある。君の心を正すこと一つ、郡士を率いること一つ、黎民を恤むこと一つである。この三つのものを以て本となし、小節に拘われてはならない。事が繁雑になれば則ち民労の煩いがある」と。また曰く「君に事える者は慾を去るべきである。慾があれば則ち不忠不義がここに根ざし、勇もまたこれを励ますことができない」と。また曰く「克己の工夫は、たとえ無学の者の企て及ぶところでないとしても、しかし士の恥ずべきことで私を狭むより大なるはない。
私を狭めば則ち人に勝ちて己を立てることを求め、その弊害は君を忘るることとなる端である。戒めずにはいられない」と。また曰く「重事は則ち深く思って之を決めるゆえに過ちは少ない。軽事は則ち倉卒に之を定めるゆえに誤りが多い。慎まずにはいられない」と。また曰く「政を為す者は、その気を平らかにし、その心を虚しくすれば、則ち来り告ぐる者で応じないことはなく、是非は自ら彰らかになる。獄を決するに急遽であれば則ち失があり、静かに思って之を緩くするに如かない。新たに来る者がある毎に、食事時に当たれば箸を措いて出で、睡り熟していても眼を拭って起きた。もし其の能を誉める者があれば、則ち不平の色があり、偶々其の失を告ぐる者があれば、則ち顔を解いて和悦した。人の悪を聞くことを求めず、軽々しく人の美を挙げなかった。その君の愛するところ、正玄もまた
英語訳
His nobility, clarity, and wisdom were renowned throughout the world, and in matters he was entrusted with, how could there ever be any lack of capable people? Yet while he lived, they valued him greatly, and when he died, they mourned him deeply—such was the extent of their feelings.
Thus, one can imagine what kind of person Shōgen was. Having already recorded the facts, upon reviewing the manuscript again, it records the details of Shōgen's daily words and conduct. The essence of his teachings was: "Government affairs are manifold, but there are three major aspects: correcting the lord's heart is one, leading the domain retainers is one, and caring for the common people is one. These three things should be the foundation, and one must not be constrained by minor details. When affairs become complicated, there will be the trouble of burdening the people." He also said: "Those who serve their lord should eliminate desire. With desire comes disloyalty and unrighteousness rooted therein, and even courage cannot inspire such a person." He also said: "The discipline of self-control may not be something that unlearned people can aspire to achieve, yet there is nothing more shameful for a samurai than harboring private interests.
If one harbors private interests, then one seeks to defeat others and establish oneself, and the harm of this becomes the beginning of forgetting one's lord. One cannot help but be cautious about this." He also said: "For important matters, think deeply before deciding, so there are few mistakes. For light matters, deciding hastily leads to many errors. One cannot help but be careful." He also said: "Those who govern should calm their spirit and empty their heart, then there will be no one who comes to report without receiving a response, and right and wrong will become clear naturally. If one decides legal cases hastily, there will be mistakes; it is better to think quietly and proceed slowly. Whenever new people came, even if it was mealtime he would put down his chopsticks and come out, and even if he was sleeping soundly he would wipe his eyes and get up. If there were those who praised his abilities, he would show displeasure, but if someone happened to point out his faults, he would relax his expression and show joy. He did not seek to hear about people's faults, nor did he lightly speak of people's virtues. What his lord loved, Shōgen also