One day, Ji Liang went to see the King of Wei and reported: "When I was coming here, I saw a man on the road driving a horse carage north in great haste.

　　"I asked him: 'Where are you going in such haste?'

　　"He replied: 'I am going to the State of Chu.'

　　"I said: 'If you want to go to the State of Chu, you should go south. Why are you going north? You are going the wrong way!'

　　"He said: 'My horse is big and strong. It can run as fast as flying. It doesn't matter to run a little more.'

　　"I told him: 'Though your horse is good, you are going in the wrong direction.'

　　"He said: 'It doesn't matter. I have lots of money.'

　　"I told him again: 'Though you have lots of money, this is not the road to the State of Chu.'

　　"He said: 'It doesn't matter. My driver is good and strong.'

　　"Finally I told him: 'Though your driver is good and strong, this is not the road to the State of Chu."

　　The King of Wei blurted1 out: "Alas2, this man is too obstinate3. He doesn't realize that if his direction is wrong, the better he is equipped, the farther he would be away from his destination."

　　一天，季梁去見魏王，報告說：“這次，我來的時候，在路上看到一個人，駕著馬車往北走，走得很急。

　　“我問他:‘走得這么急，你要去哪兒？’

　　“他回答說:‘我要到楚國去。’

　　“我說:‘你去楚國，應(yīng)該朝南走，怎么往北呢？你走錯了！’

　　“他說:‘我的馬很好，又高又大，跑起來跟飛一樣快。多跑點兒沒關(guān)系。’

　　“我告訴他:‘你的馬雖然好，可是去楚國的方向不對呀！’

　　“他說:‘沒關(guān)系，我有很多錢。’

　　“我又告訴他:‘你錢雖然多，但是這不是去楚國的路呀！’

　　“他說:‘沒關(guān)系，我的車夫好，他身強力壯。’

　　“最后我告訴他:‘你的車夫雖然好，但是這不是去楚國的路呀！’

　　魏王脫口說道:“唉！這個人真固執(zhí)。他不知道方向錯了，條件越好，離開目的地就越遠。”