Original text:
Qi Huangong asked Guan Zhong, "What is a king?" ? Say, "your heaven" Huan Gong looked up at the sky. Guan zhong said: the so-called heaven and man do not mean the boundless sky. The people are king and the people are the sky. People are safe because of it, strong because of it, dangerous because of it and die because of it. "
Translation:
Qi Huangong asked Guan Zhong, "What should a king respect?" (Guan Zhong answers) He said, "God is right." Duke Huan looked up at the sky. Guan Zhong said: "When I say' sky', I don't mean the vast sky. For the monarch, when the people are the sky. (For a country), only when people are close can there be peace; With the help of the people, we can be strong; People's opposition is very dangerous; If the people run counter to each other, they will die. "