《论衡·卷十二·程材篇》
假使才能相同，应当以学习原则的儒生为高，如比对于文吏，就像用水洗污泥，用火烧去腥味一样，水与火，是原则，运用它的人，是处理具体事情的，处理具体事情对于原则只是细枝末节。
假使材同，当以道学。如比於文吏，洗泥者以水，燔腥生者用火。水火，道也，用之者，事也，事末於道。
Supposed that the talent is equal, the Confucian scholars who study principles should be ranked higher, they are like water that washes off mud and fire that burns off stink, water and fire are principles, those who use them deal with concrete issues, dealing with concrete issues is trivial in comparison with principles.
<s>[INST] 翻译: 假使材同，当以道学。如比於文吏，洗泥者以水，燔腥生者用火。水火，道也，用之者，事也，事末於道。 [/INST] Supposed that the talent is equal, the Confucian scholars who study principles should be ranked higher, they are like water that washes off mud and fire that burns off stink, water and fire are principles, those who use them deal with concrete issues, dealing with concrete issues is trivial in comparison with principles.</s>
翻译: 假使材同，当以道学。如比於文吏，洗泥者以水，燔腥生者用火。水火，道也，用之者，事也，事末於道。
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Supposed that the talent is equal, the Confucian scholars who study principles should be ranked higher, they are like water that washes off mud and fire that burns off stink, water and fire are principles, those who use them deal with concrete issues, dealing with concrete issues is trivial in comparison with principles.
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