If you don't count, you can't eat fish and turtles. What is the translation of?

"If you don't count the fish and turtles, you can't beat the food." It means that if you don't put a dense fishing net into the pond, you can't finish eating the fish and turtles. This sentence comes from "I am to the country", written by Mencius, a disciple of the pre-Qin dynasty.

"If you don't go against the farming season, the grain can't beat the food; If you don't count, you can't eat fish and turtles. Axe Jin enters the mountains in time, and wood and wood can't be used. Valley and fish and turtles can't beat food, and wood and wood can't beat use, which makes people lose their lives and have no regrets. There is no regret for health and death, and the beginning of the king is also. "

Translation:

"As long as it doesn't go against the farming season, the food will never be finished; If the dense fishing net doesn't enter the pond, the fish and turtle can't finish eating the aquatic products; When trees are cut down regularly, the wood will be inexhaustible. Food and fish are inexhaustible, and wood is inexhaustible, so that ordinary people can feed their families and bury the dead without regret. There is no regret for the people to die in health, which is the beginning of kingly way. "

Extended information

Writing background

During the Warring States Period, countries competed for supremacy, and frequent wars led to mass migration and casualties. At that time, there was neither a nationality system nor immigration restrictions, and the people were free to find their own paradise. Which country is more stable, prosperous and happy, move to that country as a subject. The number of people in a country is also one of the signs of a country's stability and prosperity.

Therefore, all the suppliers are the best, and all want their country's population to increase. Liang Huiwang is no exception. My country is also selected from Mencius Liang Huiwang, which is the third chapter of the upper part of this article.