民间故事|子罕拒玉

A farmer in the state of Song once got a piece of stone with jade^{1（翡翠，碧玉） in it.}

He presented this stone to Prime Minister Zi Han. But Zi Han refused to accept it. The farmer explained, It looks like just a stone, but there is jade inside. It actually is a piece of treasure and suitable for honorable men like you, not for us common people.

I know there is jade inside, Zi Han said, but I disagree with you. I think to have the virtue^{2 of declining things that do not belong to oneself is the real treasure.}

宋国人有个农夫得到一块含宝玉的石头后，将它献给了相国子罕。

子罕拒绝同意这块石头，农夫讲解说：表面上它是块石头，但里面含有宝玉，是个宝物，合适你如此的贵人用，大家普通百姓用它就不适合了。

子罕说：我了解里面是宝玉。但我的看法和你不同，我觉得具备不同意不应得的东西的品德才是真的的宝玉。