【第四章】【一節】或曰、雍也仁、而不佞。【二節】子曰、焉用佞、禦人 以口給、屢憎於人、不知其仁、焉用佞。 【第五章】子使漆雕開仕。對曰、吾斯之未能信。子說。 【第六章】子曰、道不行、乘桴浮于海、從我者、 CHAP. IV. 1. Some one said, 'Yung is truly virtuous, but he is not ready with his tongue.' 2. The Master said, 'What is the good of being ready with the tongue? They who encounter men with smartnesses of speech for the most part procure themselves hatred. I know not whether he be truly virtuous, but why should he show readiness of the tongue?' CHAP. V. The Master was wishing Ch'i-tiao K'ai to enter on official employment. He replied, 'I am not yet able to rest in the assurance of THIS.' The Master was pleased. CHAP. VI. The Master said, 'My doctrines make no way. I will get upon a raft, and float about on the sea. He that will accompany me will be Yu, I dare say.' Tsze-lu hearing this was glad, 其由與。子路聞之喜。子曰、由也、好勇過我、無所取材。 【第七章】【一節】孟武伯問子路仁乎。子曰、不知也。【二節】又問。子 曰、由也、千乘之國、可使治其賦也、不知其仁也。【三節】求也何如。子 曰、求也、千室之邑、百乘之家、可使為之宰也、不知其仁也。【四節】赤 也何如。子曰、赤也、束帶立於朝、可使與賓客言也、不知其仁也。 upon which the Master said, 'Yu is fonder of daring than I am. He does not exercise his judgment upon matters.' CHAP. VII. 1. Mang Wu asked about Tsze-lu, whether he was perfectly virtuous. The Master said, 'I do not know.' 2. He asked again, when the Master replied, 'In a kingdom of a thousand chariots, Yu might be employed to manage the military levies, but I do not know whether he be perfectly virtuous.' 3. 'And what do you say of Ch'iu?' The Master replied, 'In a city of a thousand families, or a clan of a hundred chariots, Ch'iu might be employed as governor, but I do not know whether he is perfectly virtuous.' 4. 'What do you say of Ch'ih?' The Master replied, 'With his sash girt and standing in a court, Ch'ih might be employed to converse with the visitors and guests, but I do not know whether he is perfectly virtuous.'
【第八章】【一節】子謂子貢曰、女與回也、孰愈。【二節】對曰、賜也、 何敢望回、回也、聞一以知十、賜也、聞一以知二。【三節】子曰、弗如也、 吾與女、弗如也。 【第九章】宰予晝寢。子曰、朽木不可雕也、糞土之牆、不可朽也、於予與 何誅。【二節】子曰、始吾於人也、聽其言而信其行、今吾於人也、 CHAP. VIII. 1. The Master said to Tsze-kung, 'Which do you consider superior, yourself or Hui?' 2. Tsze-kung replied, 'How dare I compare myself with Hui? Hui hears one point and knows all about a subject; I hear one point, and know a second.' 3. The Master said, 'You are not equal to him. I grant you, you are not equal to him.' CHAP. IX. 1. Tsai Yu being asleep during the daytime, the Master said, 'Rotten wood cannot be carved; a wall of dirty earth will not receive the trowel. This Yu!-- what is the use of my reproving him?' 2. The Master said, 'At first, my way with men was to hear their words, and give them credit for their conduct. Now my way is to hear their words, and look at their conduct. It is from Yu that I have learned to make this change.'
聽其言而觀其行、於予與改是。 【第十章】子曰、吾未見剛者。或對曰、申棖。子曰、棖也慾、焉得剛。 【十一章】子貢曰、我不欲人之加諸我也、吾亦欲無加諸人。子曰、賜也、 非爾所及也。 【十二章】子貢曰、夫子之文章、 CHAP. X. The Master said, 'I have not seen a firm and unbending man.' Some one replied, 'There is Shan Ch'ang.' 'Ch'ang,' said the Master, 'is under the influence of his passions; how can he be pronounced firm and unbending?' CHAP. XI. Tsze-kung said, 'What I do not wish men to do to me, I also wish not to do to men.' The Master said, 'Ts'ze, you have not attained to that.' CHAP. XII. Tsze-kung said, 'The Master's personal displays of his principles and ordinary descriptions of them may be heard. His discourses about man's nature, and the way of Heaven, cannot be heard.'
可得而聞也、夫子之言性與天道、不可得而聞也。 【十三章】子路有聞、未之能行、唯恐有聞。 【十四章】子貢問曰、孔文子、何以謂之文也。子曰、敏而好學、不恥下問、 是以謂之文也。 【十五章】子謂子產、有君子之道四焉、其行己也恭、其事上也敬、其養民 也惠、其使民 CHAP. XIII. When Tsze-lu heard anything, if he had not yet succeeded in carrying it into practice, he was only afraid lest he should hear something else. CHAP. XIV. Tsze-kung asked, saying, 'On what ground did Kung-wan get that title of Wan?' The Master said, 'He was of an active nature and yet fond of learning, and he was not ashamed to ask and learn of his inferiors!-- On these grounds he has been styled Wan.' CHAP. XV. The Master said of Tsze-ch'an that he had four of the characteristics of a superior man:-- in his conduct of himself, he was humble; in serving his superiors, he was respectful; in nourishing the people, he was kind; in ordering the people, he was just.'
也義。 【十六章】子曰、晏平仲善與人交、久而敬之。 【十七章】子曰、藏文仲、居蔡、山節藻梲、何如其知也。 【十八章】【一節】子張問曰、令尹子文三仕為令尹、無喜色、三已之、無 慍色。舊令尹之政、必以告新令尹、何如。子曰、忠矣。曰、仁矣乎。曰、 CHAP. XVI. The Master said, 'Yen P'ing knew well how to maintain friendly intercourse. The acquaintance might be long, but he showed the same respect as at first.' CHAP. XVII. The Master said, 'Tsang Wan kept a large tortoise in a house, on the capitals of the pillars of which he had hills made, and with representations of duckweed on the small pillars above the beams supporting the rafters.-- Of what sort was his wisdom?' CHAP. XVIII. 1. Tsze-chang asked, saying, 'The minister Tsze-wan thrice took office, and manifested no joy in his countenance. Thrice he retired from office, and manifested no displeasure. He made it a point to inform the new minister of the way in which he had conducted the government;-- what do you say of him?' The Master replied. 'He was loyal.' 'Was he perfectly virtuous?' 'I do not know. How can he be pronounced perfectly virtuous?'
未知、焉得仁。【二節】崔子弒齊君、陳文子有馬十乘、棄而違之。至於他 邦、則曰、猶吾大夫崔子也、違之、之一邦、則又曰、猶吾大夫崔子也、違 之、何如。子曰、清矣。曰、仁矣乎。曰、未知、焉得仁。 【十九章】季文子三思而後行。子聞之曰、再、斯可矣。 【二十章】子曰、甯武子、邦有道、則 2. Tsze-chang proceeded, 'When the officer Ch'ui killed the prince of Ch'i, Ch'an Wan, though he was the owner of forty horses, abandoned them and left the country. Coming to another State, he said, "They are here like our great officer, Ch'ui," and left it. He came to a second State, and with the same observation left it also;-- what do you say of him?' The Master replied, 'He was pure.' 'Was he perfectly virtuous?' 'I do not know. How can he be pronounced perfectly virtuous?' CHAP. XIX. Chi Wan thought thrice, and then acted. When the Master was informed of it, he said, 'Twice may do.' CHAP. XX. The Master said, 'When good order prevailed in his country, Ning Wu acted the part of a wise man. When his country was in disorder, he acted the part of a stupid man. Others may equal his wisdom, but they cannot equal his stupidity.'
知、邦無道、則愚、其知可及也、其愚不可及也。 【廿一章】子在陳曰、歸與歸與、吾黨之小子狂簡、斐然成章、不知所以裁 之。 【廿二章】子曰、伯夷叔齊、不念舊惡、怨是用希。 【廿三章】子曰、孰謂微生高 CHAP. XXI. When the Master was in Ch'an, he said, 'Let me return! Let me return! The little children of my school are ambitious and too hasty. They are accomplished and complete so far, but they do not know how to restrict and shape themselves.' CHAP. XXII. The Master said, 'Po-i and Shu-ch'i did not keep the former wickednesses of men in mind, and hence the resentments directed towards them were few.' CHAP. XXIII. The Master said, 'Who says of Wei-shang Kao 直、或乞醃焉、乞諸鄰而與之。 【廿四章】子曰、巧言令色、足恭、左丘明恥之、丘亦恥之、匿怨而友其人、 左丘明恥之、丘亦恥之。 【一節】顏淵季路侍。子曰、盍各言爾志。【二節】子路曰、願車馬、衣輕 裘、與朋友共、蔽之而無憾。【三節】顏淵曰、願無 that he is upright? One begged some vinegar of him, and he begged it of a neighbor and gave it to the man.' CHAP. XXIV. The Master said, 'Fine words, an insinuating appearance, and excessive respect;-- Tso Ch'iu-ming was ashamed of them. I also am ashamed of them. To conceal resentment against a person, and appear friendly with him;-- Tso Ch'iu-ming was ashamed of such conduct. I also am ashamed of it.' CHAP. XXV. 1. Yen Yuan and Chi Lu being by his side, the Master said to them, 'Come, let each of you tell his wishes.' 2. Tsze-lu said, 'I should like, having chariots and horses, and light fur dresses, to share them with my friends, and though they should spoil them, I would not be displeased.' 3. Yen Yuan said, 'I should like not to boast of my excellence, nor to make a display of my meritorious deeds.'
伐善、無施勞。【四節】子路曰、願聞子之志。子曰、老者安之、朋友信之、 少者懷之。 【廿六章】子曰、已矣乎、吾未見能見其過、而內自訟者也。 【廿七章】子曰、十室之邑、必有忠信、如丘者焉、不如丘之好學也。 4. Tsze-lu then said, 'I should like, sir, to hear your wishes.' The Master said, 'They are, in regard to the aged, to give them rest; in regard to friends, to show them sincerity; in regard to the young, to treat them tenderly.' CHAP. XXVI. The Master said, 'It is all over! I have not yet seen one who could perceive his faults, and inwardly accuse himself.' CHAP. XXVII. The Master said, 'In a hamlet of ten families, there may be found one honourable and sincere as I am, but not so fond of learning.'
雍也第六 BOOK VI. YUNG YEY.
【第一章】【一節】子曰、雍也可使南面。【二節】仲弓問子桑伯子。子曰、 可也、簡。【三節】仲弓曰、居敬而行簡、以臨其民、不亦可乎、居簡而行 簡、無乃大簡乎。【四節】子曰、雍之言然。 CHAP. I. 1. The Master said, 'There is Yung!-- He might occupy the place of a prince.' 2. Chung-kung asked about Tsze-sang Po-tsze. The Master said, 'He may pass. He does not mind small matters.' 3. Chung-kung said, 'If a man cherish in himself a reverential feeling of the necessity of attention to business, though he may be easy in small matters in his government of the people, that may be allowed. But if he cherish in himself that easy feeling, and also carry it out in his practice, is not such an easy mode of procedure excessive?' 4. The Master said, 'Yung's words are right.'
【第二章】【一節】哀公問弟子孰為好學。【二節】孔子對曰、有顏回者好 學、不遷怒、不貳過、不幸短命死矣、今也則亡、未聞好學者也。 【第三章】【一節】子華使於齊、冉子為其母請粟。子曰、與之釜。請益。 曰、與之庾。冉子與之粟五秉。【二節】子曰、赤之適齊也、乘肥馬、衣輕 裘、吾 CHAP. II. The Duke Ai asked which of the disciples loved to learn. Confucius replied to him, 'There was Yen Hui; HE loved to learn. He did not transfer his anger; he did not repeat a fault. Unfortunately, his appointed time was short and he died; and now there is not such another. I have not yet heard of any one who loves to learn as he did.' CHAP. III. 1. Tsze-hwa being employed on a mission to Ch'i, the disciple Zan requested grain for his mother. The Master said, 'Give her a fu.' Yen requested more. 'Give her an yu,' said the Master. Yen gave her five ping. 2. The Master said, 'When Ch'ih was proceeding to Ch'i, he had fat horses to his carriage, and wore light furs. I have heard that 聞之也、君子周急、不繼富。【三節】原思為之宰、與之粟九百、辭。【四 節】子曰、毋、以與爾鄰里鄉黨乎。 【第四章】子謂仲弓曰、犁牛之子騂且角、雖欲勿用、山川其舍諸。 【第五章】子曰、回也、其心三月不違仁、其餘、則日月至焉而已矣。 a superior man helps the distressed, but does not add to the wealth of the rich.' 3. Yuan Sze being made governor of his town by the Master, he gave him nine hundred measures of grain, but Sze declined them. 4. The Master said, 'Do not decline them. May you not give them away in the neighborhoods, hamlets, towns, and villages?' CHAP. IV. The Master, speaking of Chung-kung, said, 'If the calf of a brindled cow be red and horned, although men may not wish to use it, would the spirits of the mountains and rivers put it aside?' CHAP. V. The Master said, 'Such was Hui that for three months there would be nothing in his mind contrary to perfect virtue. The others may attain to this on some days or in some months, but nothing more.'
【第六章】季康子問仲由、可使從政也與。子曰、由也果、於從政乎何有。 曰、賜也、可使從政也與。曰、賜也達、於從政乎何有。曰、求也、可使從 政也與。曰、求也藝、於從政乎何有。 【第七章】季氏使閔子騫為費宰、閔子騫曰、善為我辭焉、如有復我者、則 吾必在汶上矣。 CHAP. VI. Chi K'ang asked about Chung-yu, whether he was fit to be employed as an officer of government. The Master said, 'Yu is a man of decision; what difficulty would he find in being an officer of government?' K'ang asked, 'Is Ts'ze fit to be employed as an officer of government?' and was answered, 'Ts'ze is a man of intelligence; what difficulty would he find in being an officer of government?' And to the same question about Ch'iu the Master gave the same reply, saying, 'Ch'iu is a man of various ability.' CHAP. VII. The chief of the Chi family sent to ask Min Tsze-ch'ien to be governor of Pi. Min Tsze-ch'ien said, 'Decline the offer for me politely. If any one come again to me with a second invitation, I shall be obliged to go and live on the banks of the Wan.'
【第八章】伯牛有疾、子問之、自牖執其手、曰、亡之、命矣夫、斯人也、 而有斯疾也、斯人也、而有斯疾也。 【第九章】子曰、賢哉回也、一簞食、一瓢飲、在陋巷、人不堪其憂、回也 不改其樂、賢哉回也。 【第十章】冉求曰、非不說子之道、力不足也。子曰、力不 CHAP. VIII. Po-niu being ill, the Master went to ask for him. He took hold of his hand through the window, and said, 'It is killing him. It is the appointment of Heaven, alas! That such a man should have such a sickness! That such a man should have such a sickness!' CHAP. IX. The Master said, 'Admirable indeed was the virtue of Hui! With a single bamboo dish of rice, a single gourd dish of drink, and living in his mean narrow lane, while others could not have endured the distress, he did not allow his joy to be affected by it. Admirable indeed was the virtue of Hui!' CHAP. X. Yen Ch'iu said, 'It is not that I do not delight in your doctrines, but my strength is insufficient.' The Master said, 'Those whose strength is insufficient give over in the middle of the way but now you limit yourself.'
足者、中道而廢、今女畫。 【十一章】子謂子夏曰、女為君子儒、無為小人儒。 【十二章】子游為武城宰、子曰、女得人焉耳乎。曰、有澹臺滅明者、行不 由徑、非公事、未嘗至於偃之室也。 【十三章】子曰、孟之反不伐、奔而殿、將入門、策其馬、曰、非敢後也、 馬不進也。 CHAP. XI. The Master said to Tsze-hsia, 'Do you be a scholar after the style of the superior man, and not after that of the mean man.' CHAP. XII. Tsze-yu being governor of Wu-ch'ang, the Master said to him, 'Have you got good men there?' He answered, 'There is Tan-t'ai Mieh-ming, who never in walking takes a short cut, and never comes to my office, excepting on public business.' CHAP. XIII. The Master said, 'Mang Chih-fan does not boast of his merit. Being in the rear on an occasion of flight, when they were about to enter the gate, he whipped up his horse, saying, "It is not that I dare to be last. My horse would not advance."'
【十四章】子曰、不有祝鮀之佞、而有宋朝之美、難乎免於今之世矣。 【十五章】子曰、誰能出不由戶？何莫由斯道也。 【十六章】子曰、質勝文則野、文勝質則史、文質彬彬、然後君子。 【十七章】子曰、人之生也直、罔之生也、幸而免。 CHAP. XIV. The Master said, 'Without the specious speech of the litanist T'o and the beauty of the prince Chao of Sung, it is difficult to escape in the present age.' CHAP. XV. The Master said, 'Who can go out but by the door? How is it that men will not walk according to these ways?' CHAP. XVI. The Master said, 'Where the solid qualities are in excess of accomplishments, we have rusticity; where the accomplishments are in excess of the solid qualities, we have the manners of a clerk. When the accomplishments and solid qualities are equally blended, we then have the man of virtue.' CHAP. XVII. The Master said, 'Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness, and yet live, his escape from death is the effect of mere good fortune.'
【十八章】子曰、知之者、不如好之者、好之者、不如樂之者。 【十九章】子曰、中人以上、可以語上也、中人以下、不可以語上也。 【二十章】樊遲問知。子曰、務民之義、敬鬼神而遠之、可謂知矣。問仁。 曰、仁者先難而後獲、可 CHAP. XVIII. The Master said, 'They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.' CHAP. XIX. The Master said, 'To those whose talents are above mediocrity, the highest subjects may be announced. To those who are below mediocrity, the highest subjects may not be announced.' CHAP. XX. Fan Ch'ih asked what constituted wisdom. The Master said, 'To give one's self earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom.' He asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, 'The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration;-- this may be called perfect virtue.'
謂仁矣。 【廿一章】子曰、知者樂水、仁者樂山、知者動、仁者靜。知者樂、仁者壽。 【廿二章】子曰、齊一變、至於魯、魯一變、至於道。 【廿三章】子曰、觚不觚、觚哉觚哉。 【廿四章】宰我問曰、仁者雖告之曰、井有仁焉、其從之 CHAP. XXI. The Master said, 'The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.' CHAP. XXII. The Master said, 'Ch'i, by one change, would come to the State of Lu. Lu, by one change, would come to a State where true principles predominated.' CHAP. XXIII. The Master said, 'A cornered vessel without corners.-- A strange cornered vessel! A strange cornered vessel!' CHAP. XXIV. Tsai Wo asked, saying, 'A benevolent man, though it be told him,-- 'There is a man in the well' will go in after him, I suppose.' Confucius said, 'Why should he do so?' A superior 也。子曰、何為其然也、君子可逝也、不可陷也、可欺也、不可罔也。 【廿五章】子曰、君子博學於文、約之以禮、亦可以弗畔矣夫。 【廿六章】子見南子、子路不說、夫子矢之、曰、予所否者、天厭之、天厭 之。 【廿七章】子曰、中庸之為德也、其至矣乎、民鮮久矣。 man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled.' CHAP. XXV. The Master said, 'The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right.' CHAP. XXVI. The Master having visited Nan-tsze, Tsze-lu was displeased, on which the Master swore, saying, 'Wherein I have done improperly, may Heaven reject me, may Heaven reject me!' CHAP. XXVII. The Master said, 'Perfect is the virtue which is 【廿八章】【一節】子貢曰、如有博施於民、而能濟眾、何如、可謂仁乎。 子曰、何事於仁、必也聖乎、堯舜其猶病諸。【二節】夫仁者、己欲立而立 人、己欲達而達人。【三節】能近取譬、可謂仁之方也已。 according to the Constant Mean! Rare for a long time has been its practise among the people.' CHAP. XXVIII. 1. Tsze-kung said, 'Suppose the case of a man extensively conferring benefits on the people, and able to assist all, what would you say of him? Might he be called perfectly virtuous?' The Master said, 'Why speak only of virtue in connexion with him? Must he not have the qualities of a sage? Even Yao and Shun were still solicitous about this. 2. 'Now the man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others. 3. 'To be able to judge of others by what is nigh in ourselves;-- this may be called the art of virtue.'
述而第七 BOOK VII. SHU R.
【第一章】子曰、述而不作、信而好古、竊比於我老彭。 【第二章】子曰、默而識之、學而不厭、誨人不倦、何有於我哉。 【第三章】子曰、德之不脩、學之不講、聞義不能徒、不善不能改、 CHAP. I. The Master said, 'A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients, I venture to compare myself with our old P'ang.' CHAP. II. The Master said, 'The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied:-- which one of these things belongs to me?' CHAP. III. The Master said, 'The leaving virtue without proper cultivation; the not thoroughly discussing what is learned; not being able to move towards righteousness of which a knowledge is gained; and not being able to change what is not good:-- these are the things which occasion me solicitude.'
是吾憂也。 【第四章】子之燕居、申申如也、夭夭如也。 【第五章】子曰、甚矣吾衰也、久矣、吾不復夢見周公。 【第六章】【一節】子曰、志於道。【二節】據於德。【三節】依於仁。【四 節】游於藝。 CHAP. IV. When the Master was unoccupied with business, his manner was easy, and he looked pleased. CHAP. V. The Master said, 'Extreme is my decay. For a long time, I have not dreamed, as I was wont to do, that I saw the duke of Chau.' CHAP. VI. 1. The Master said, 'Let the will be set on the path of duty. 2. 'Let every attainment in what is good be firmly grasped. 3. 'Let perfect virtue be accorded with. 4. 'Let relaxation and enjoyment be found in the polite arts.'
【第七章】子曰、自行束脩以上、吾未嘗無誨焉。 【第八章】子曰、不憤不啟、不悱不發、舉一隅、不以三隅反、則不復也。 【第九章】【一節】子食於有喪者之側、未嘗飽也。【二節】子於是日哭、 則不歌。 【第十章】【一節】子謂顏淵曰、用之則行、舍之則藏、惟我 CHAP. VII. The Master said, 'From the man bringing his bundle of dried flesh for my teaching upwards, I have never refused instruction to any one.' CHAP. VIII. The Master said, 'I do not open up the truth to one who is not eager to get knowledge, nor help out any one who is not anxious to explain himself. When I have presented one corner of a subject to any one, and he cannot from it learn the other three, I do not repeat my lesson.' CHAP. IX. 1. When the Master was eating by the side of a mourner, he never ate to the full. 2. He did not sing on the same day in which he had been weeping. CHAP. X. 1. The Master said to Yen Yuan, 'When called to office, to undertake its duties; when not so called, to lie retired;-- it is only I and you who have attained to this.'
與爾有是夫。【二節】子路曰、子行三軍則誰與。【三節】子曰、暴虎馮河、 死而無悔者、吾不與也、必也臨事而懼、好謀而成者也。 【十一章】子曰、富而可求也、雖執鞭之士、吾亦為之、如不可求、從吾所 好。 【十二章】子之所慎、齊、戰、疾。 2. Tsze-lu said, 'If you had the conduct of the armies of a great State, whom would you have to act with you?' 3. The Master said, 'I would not have him to act with me, who will unarmed attack a tiger, or cross a river without a boat, dying without any regret. My associate must be the man who proceeds to action full of solicitude, who is fond of adjusting his plans, and then carries them into execution.' CHAP. XI. The Master said, 'If the search for riches is sure to be successful, though I should become a groom with whip in hand to get them, I will do so. As the search may not be successful, I will follow after that which I love.' CHAP. XII. The things in reference to which the Master exercised the greatest caution were -- fasting, war, and sickness.
【十三章】子在齊聞韶、三月不知肉味、曰、不圖為樂之至於斯也。 【十四章】【一節】冉有曰、夫子為衛君乎。子貢曰、諾、吾將問之。【二 節】入曰、伯夷叔齊、何人也。曰、古之賢人也。曰、怨乎。曰、求仁而得 仁、又何怨。出曰、夫子不為也。 CHAP. XIII. When the Master was in Ch'i, he heard the Shao, and for three months did not know the taste of flesh. 'I did not think'' he said, 'that music could have been made so excellent as this.' CHAP. XIV. 1. Yen Yu said, 'Is our Master for the ruler of Wei?' Tsze-kung said, 'Oh! I will ask him.' 2. He went in accordingly, and said, 'What sort of men were Po-i and Shu-ch'i?' 'They were ancient worthies,' said the Master. 'Did they have any repinings because of their course?' The Master again replied, 'They sought to act virtuously, and they did so; what was there for them to repine about?' On this, Tsze-kung went out and said, 'Our Master is not for him.'
【十五章】子曰、飯疏食飲水、曲肱而枕之、樂亦在其中矣、不義而富且貴、 於我如浮雲。 【十六章】子曰、加我數年、五十以學易、可以無大過矣。 【十七章】子所雅言、詩､書､執禮、皆雅言也。 CHAP. XV. The Master said, 'With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow;-- I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honours acquired by unrighteousness, are to me as a floating cloud.' CHAP. XVI. The Master said, 'If some years were added to my life, I would give fifty to the study of the Yi, and then I might come to be without great faults.' CHAP. XVII The Master's frequent themes of discourse were-- the Odes, the History, and the maintenance of the Rules of Propriety. On all these he frequently discoursed.
【十八章】【一節】葉公問孔子於子路、子路不對。【二節】子曰、女奚不 曰、其為人也、發憤忘食、樂以忘憂、不知老之將至云爾。 【十九章】子曰、我非生而知之者、好古、敏以求之者也。 【二十章】子不語、怪、力、亂、神。 CHAP. XVIII. 1. The Duke of Sheh asked Tsze-lu about Confucius, and Tsze-lu did not answer him. 2. The Master said, 'Why did you not say to him,-- He is simply a man, who in his eager pursuit (of knowledge) forgets his food, who in the joy of its attainment forgets his sorrows, and who does not perceive that old age is coming on?' CHAP. XIX. The Master said, 'I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.' CHAP. XX. The subjects on which the Master did not talk, were-- extraordinary things, feats of strength, disorder, and spiritual beings.
【廿一章】子曰、三人行、必有我師焉、擇其善者而從之、其不善者而改之。 【廿二章】子曰、天生德於予、桓魋其如予何。 【廿三章】子曰、二三子、以我為隱乎、吾無隱乎爾、吾無行而不與二三子 者、是丘也、 【廿四章】子以四教、文、行、忠、信。 CHAP. XXI. The Master said, 'When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them.' CHAP. XXII. The Master said, 'Heaven produced the virtue that is in me. Hwan T'ui-- what can he do to me?' CHAP. XXIII. The Master said, 'Do you think, my disciples, that I have any concealments? I conceal nothing from you. There is nothing which I do that is not shown to you, my disciples;-- that is my way.' CHAP. XXIV. There were four things which the Master taught,-- letters, ethics, devotion of soul, and truthfulness.
【廿五章】【一節】子曰、聖人吾不得而見之矣、得見君子者、斯可矣。【二 節】子曰、善人吾不得而見之矣、得見有恆者、斯可矣。【三節】亡而為有、 虛而為盈、約而為泰、難乎有恆矣。 【廿六章】子釣而不綱、弋不射宿。 【廿七章】子曰、蓋有不知而作 CHAP. XXV. 1. The Master said, 'A sage it is not mine to see; could I see a man of real talent and virtue, that would satisfy me.' 2. The Master said, 'A good man it is not mine to see; could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me. 3. 'Having not and yet affecting to have, empty and yet affecting to be full, straitened and yet affecting to be at ease:-- it is difficult with such characteristics to have constancy.' CHAP. XXVI. The Master angled,-- but did not use a net. He shot,-- but not at birds perching. CHAP. XXVII. The Master said, 'There may be those who act without knowing why. I do not do so. Hearing much and selecting what is good and following it; seeing much and keeping it in memory:-- this is the second style of knowledge.'
之者、我無是也。多聞、擇其善者而從之、多見而識之、知之次也。 【廿八章】【一節】互鄉難與言、童子見、門人惑。【二節】子曰、與其進 也、不與其退也、唯何甚、人潔己以進、與其潔也、不保其往也。 子曰、仁遠乎哉、我欲仁、斯仁至矣。 【三十章】【一節】陳司敗問昭公知禮乎。孔子曰、知禮。孔子退、揖巫馬 期而進 CHAP. XXVIII. 1. It was difficult to talk (profitably and reputably) with the people of Hu-hsiang, and a lad of that place having had an interview with the Master, the disciples doubted. 2. The Master said, 'I admit people's approach to me without committing myself as to what they may do when they have retired. Why must one be so severe? If a man purify himself to wait upon me, I receive him so purified, without guaranteeing his past conduct.' CHAP. XXIX. The Master said, 'Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue is at hand.' CHAP. XXX. 1. The minister of crime of Ch'an asked whether the duke Chao knew propriety, and Confucius said, 'He knew propriety.' 2. Confucius having retired, the minister bowed to Wu- ma Ch'i 之、曰、吾聞君子不黨、君子亦黨乎、君取於吳為同姓、謂之吳孟子、君而 知禮、孰不知禮。【三節】 巫馬期以告。子曰、丘也幸、苟有過、人必知 之。 【卅一章】子與人歌、而善、必使反之、而後和之。 【卅二章】子曰、文、莫吾猶人 to come forward, and said, 'I have heard that the superior man is not a partisan. May the superior man be a partisan also? The prince married a daughter of the house of Wu, of the same surname with himself, and called her,-- "The elder Tsze of Wu." If the prince knew propriety, who does not know it?' 3. Wu-ma Ch'i reported these remarks, and the Master said, 'I am fortunate! If I have any errors, people are sure to know them.' CHAP. XXXI. When the Master was in company with a person who was singing, if he sang well, he would make him repeat the song, while he accompanied it with his own voice. CHAP. XXXII. The Master said, 'In letters I am perhaps equal to other men, but the character of the superior man, carrying out in his conduct what he professes, is what I have not yet attained to.'
也、躬行君子、則吾未之有得。 【卅三章】子曰、若聖與仁、則吾豈敢、抑為之不厭、誨人不倦、則可謂云 爾已矣。公西華曰、正唯弟子不能學也。 【卅四章】子疾病。子路請禱。子曰、有諸。子路對曰、有之、誄曰、禱爾 於上下神 祗 。子曰、丘之禱久矣。 CHAP. XXXIII. The Master said, 'The sage and the man of perfect virtue;-- how dare I rank myself with them? It may simply be said of me, that I strive to become such without satiety, and teach others without weariness.' Kung-hsi Hwa said, 'This is just what we, the disciples, cannot imitate you in.' CHAP. XXXIV. The Master being very sick, Tsze-lu asked leave to pray for him. He said, 'May such a thing be done?' Tsze-lu replied, 'It may. In the Eulogies it is said, "Prayer has been made for thee to the spirits of the upper and lower worlds."' The Master said, 'My praying has been for a long time.'
【卅五章】子曰、奢則不孫、儉則固、與其不孫也、寧固。 【卅六章】子曰、君子坦蕩蕩、小人長戚戚。 【卅七章】子溫而厲、威而不猛、恭而安。 CHAP. XXXV. The Master said, 'Extravagance leads to insubordination, and parsimony to meanness. It is better to be mean than to be insubordinate.' CHAP. XXXVI. The Master said, 'The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.' CHAP. XXXVII. The Master was mild, and yet dignified; majestic, and yet not fierce; respectful, and yet easy.
泰伯第八 BOOK VIII. T'AI-PO.