[原文]
15.3 讔者，隐也;遁辞以隐意，谲譬以指事也。昔还社求拯于楚师，喻眢井而称麦麴;叔仪乞粮于鲁人，歌佩玉而呼庚癸;伍举刺荆王以大鸟，齐客讥薛公以海鱼;庄姬托辞于龙尾，臧文谬书于羊裘。隐语之用，被于纪传。大者兴治济身，其次弼违晓惑。盖意生于权谲，而事出于机急，与夫谐辞，可相表里者也。汉世《隐书》，十有八篇;歆固编文，录之[歌]赋末。
[今译]
讔就是隐语;用躲闪话来隐藏含意，绕弯子打比方来暗指事情。从前萧国还无社向楚军中大夫求救，用枯井和麦麴作隐喻;吴国申叔仪向鲁军借粮，用佩玉作歌辞，喊庚癸;楚国伍举用大鸟作比来讽刺楚庄王，齐国客人用海和鱼作比来讽刺薛公;楚国庄姬用龙的无尾来启发楚襄王，鲁国臧文仲用错乱的信借羊裘来示意。隐语的作用，记在史书里。重要的可以振兴政治、发展自身，次一点的可以匡正错误、启发迷惑。大概用意在适应权宜诡诈，事情由于机变紧急，跟游戏文词，可以互相配合的。汉朝的《隐书》有十八篇，刘歆和班固编书目，把它们附在赋的后面。
15.3 A puzzle conceals: It conceals meaning in obscure language and hints at the truth with bizare figures of speech. When Xuan Wushe sought the help of a Chu general, the general mentioned distiller's grain to signal that Xuan should hide in muddy water. When Shen Shuyi wanted to borrow grain from the Lu army, he sang a song about his jade pendant where he used "west" and "north" to refer to food and water. Wu Ju used the figure of a big bird to remonstrate with King Zhuang of Chu. A native of Qi derided the Duke of Xue by mentioning a sea fish. Zhuang Ji offered advice to King Xiang of Chu by alluding to a dragon without a tail. Zang Wenzhong delivered military information in mysterious phrases such as "sewing the sheepskin coat." Thus, cryptic allusions are passed down in official histories. Some of these allusions contributed to the prosperity of a nation or the fulfillment of personal ambitions; others helped to соrrесt errors and clarify confusions. Although devious, they are justified by the urgent need to communicate secret information. They resemble comic rhymes. The Book of Puzzles in the Han Dynasty contained eighteen chapters, listed by Liu Xin and Ban Gu after "Rhyme-prose" in their bibliography.
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