《智慧书·第三辑·一〇一至一五〇》第49则
Know how to put off Ills on Others. To have a shield against ill-will is a great piece of skill in a ruler. It is not the resort of incapacity, as ill-wishers imagine, but is due to the higher policy of having some one to receive the censure of the disaffected and the punishment of universal detestation. Everything cannot turn out well, nor can every one be satisfied: it is well therefore, even at the cost of our pride, to have such a scapegoat, such a target for unlucky undertakings.
注释摘要
这一则的标题与正文合起来，是一句完整的劝诫：要把恶名与怨恨转嫁到别人身上。英文译作 put off Ills on Others，这里的 ills 不是一般的不幸，而是指怨恨、责难、公众的憎恶这一类政治与社会层面的负面情感。中文如果说“嫁祸于人”，意思接近，但葛拉西安原话更偏重“让他人替你承受憎恨”，而不是主动栽赃。他要的是一个盾牌，一个替你挡住恶意的工具…