The Chinese Classics — Volume 1: Confucian AnalectsLegge, James
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The Chinese Classics — Volume 1: Confucian Analects
Legge, James
China -- History; China -- Maps; Chinese literature; Chinese literature -- Translations into English
邦有道不廢、邦無道免於刑戮。以其兄之子妻之。
【第二章】子謂子賤、君子哉若人、魯無君子者、斯焉取斯。
【第三章】子貢問曰、賜也何如。子曰、女器也。曰、何器也。曰、瑚璉也。
he would not be out of office, and if it were ill-governed, he
would escape punishment and disgrace. He gave him the
daughter of his own elder brother to wife.
CHAP. II. The Master said of Tsze-chien, 'Of superior
virtue indeed is such a man! If there were not virtuous men in
Lu, how could this man have acquired this character?'
CHAP. III. Tsze-kung asked, 'What do you say of me,
Ts'ze? The Master said, 'You are a utensil.' 'What utensil?' 'A
gemmed sacrificial utensil.'
【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.'
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