English Original
One day, Mozi severely reproached one of his disciples, Geng Zhuzi.
Geng Zhuzi felt wronged and complained, "I have not made more mistakes than others. Why did you reprimand me so harshly?"
Upon hearing this, Mozi said, "If you were to drive a swift horse and a goat up Mount Taihang, which one would you whip, the horse or the goat?"
Geng Zhuzi replied, "The swift horse, of course."
Mozi then asked, "Why the swift horse?"
Geng Zhuzi answered, "Because the swift horse is worth whipping; the goat is not."
Mozi concluded, "You are like the horse, not the goat, and worth reproaching. That is why I reproached you."
中文翻译
一天，墨子严厉地责备了他的门徒耕柱子。
耕柱子感到委屈，抱怨道：“我并没有比别人犯更多的错，您为何要如此严厉地斥责我呢？”
墨子听后说：“假如你要驾着一匹骏马和一只羊上太行山，你会鞭打哪一个，是马还是羊？”
耕柱子回答：“当然是鞭打骏马。”
墨子问：“为什么要鞭打骏马呢？”
耕柱子答道：“因为骏马值得鞭策，而羊不值得。”
墨子总结道：“你就像那匹马，而不是那只羊，值得责备。这就是我责备你的原因。”