【十七章】【一節】子貢欲去告朔之餼羊。【二節】子曰、賜也、爾愛其羊、 我愛其禮。 【十八章】子曰、事君盡禮、人以為諂也。 【十九章】【一節】定公問君使臣、臣事君、如之何。孔子對曰、君使臣以 禮、臣事君以忠。 【二十章】子曰、關睢樂而不淫、哀而不傷。 CHAP. XVII. 1. Tsze-kung wished to do away with the offering of a sheep connected with the inauguration of the first day of each month. 2. The Master said, 'Ts'ze, you love the sheep; I love the ceremony.' CHAP. XVII. The Master said, 'The full observance of the rules of propriety in serving one's prince is accounted by people to be flattery.' CHAP. XIX. The Duke Ting asked how a prince should employ his ministers, and how ministers should serve their prince. Confucius replied, 'A prince should employ his minister according to according to the rules of propriety; ministers should serve their prince with faithfulness.' CHAP. XX. The Master said, 'The Kwan Tsu is expressive of enjoyment without being licentious, and of grief without being hurtfully excessive.' 【廿一章】【一節】哀公問社於宰我。宰我對曰、夏后氏以松、殷人以柏、 周人以栗、曰、使民戰栗。【二節】子聞之曰、成事不說、遂事不諫、既往 不咎。 【廿二章】【一節】子曰、管仲之器小哉。【二節】或曰、管仲儉乎。【三 節】曰、管氏有三歸、 CHAP. XXI. 1. The Duke Ai asked Tsai Wo about the altars of the spirits of the land. Tsai Wo replied, 'The Hsia sovereign planted the pine tree about them; the men of the Yin planted the cypress; and the men of the Chau planted the chestnut tree, meaning thereby to cause the people to be in awe.' 2. When the Master heard it, he said, 'Things that are done, it is needless to speak about; things that have had their course, it is needless to remonstrate about; things that are past, it is needless to blame.' CHAP. XXII. 1. The Master said, 'Small indeed was the capacity of Kwan Chung!' 2. Some one said, 'Was Kwan Chung parsimonious?' 'Kwan,' was the reply, 'had the San Kwei, and his officers performed no double duties; how can he be considered parsimonious?' 3. 'Then, did Kwan Chung know the rules of propriety?' The 官事不攝、焉得儉。【四節】然則管仲知禮乎。【五節】曰、邦君樹塞門、 管氏亦樹塞門、邦君為兩君之好、有反坫、管氏亦有反坫、管氏而知禮、孰 不知禮。 【廿三章】子語魯大師樂曰、樂其可知也、始作、翕如也、從之、純如也、 繳如也、繹如也、以成。 Master said, 'The princes of States have a screen intercepting the view at their gates. Kwan had likewise a screen at his gate. The princes of States on any friendly meeting between two of them, had a stand on which to place their inverted cups. Kwan had also such a stand. If Kwan knew the rules of propriety, who does not know them?' CHAP. XXXII. The Master instructing the grand music- master of Lu said, 'How to play music may be known. At the commencement of the piece, all the parts should sound together. As it proceeds, they should be in harmony while severally distinct and flowing without break, and thus on to the conclusion.'