曰、商聞之矣。【三節】死生有命、富貴在天。【四節】君子敬而無失、與 人恭而有禮、四海之內、皆兄弟也、君子何患乎無兄弟也。 【第六章】子張問明。子曰、浸潤之譖、膚受之愬、不行焉、可謂明也已矣、 浸潤之譖、膚受之愬、不行焉、可謂遠也已矣。 3. '"Death and life have their determined appointment; riches and honours depend upon Heaven." 4. 'Let the superior man never fail reverentially to order his own conduct, and let him be respectful to others and observant of propriety:-- then all within the four seas will be his brothers. What has the superior man to do with being distressed because he has no brothers?' CHAP. VI. Tsze-chang asked what constituted intelligence. The Master said, 'He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful, may be called intelligent indeed. Yea, he with whom neither soaking slander, nor startling statements, are successful, may be called farseeing.' 【第七章】【一節】子貢問政。子曰足食、足兵、民信之矣。【二節】子貢 曰、必不得已而去、於斯三者何先。曰、去兵。子貢曰、必不得已而去、於 斯二者何先。曰、去食、自古皆有死、民無信不立。 【第八章】【一節】棘子成曰、君子質而已矣、何以文為。【二節】子 CHAP. VII. 1. Tsze-kung asked about government. The Master said, 'The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.' 2. Tsze-kung said, 'If it cannot be helped, and one of these must be dispensed with, which of the three should be foregone first?' 'The military equipment,' said the Master. 3. Tsze-kung again asked, 'If it cannot be helped, and one of the remaining two must be dispensed with, which of them should be foregone?' The Master answered, 'Part with the food. From of old, death has been the lot of all men; but if the people have no faith in their rulers, there is no standing for the state.' CHAP. VIII. 1. Chi Tsze-ch'ang said, 'In a superior man it is only the substantial qualities which are wanted;-- why should we seek for ornamental accomplishments?' 貢曰、惜乎夫子之說、君子也、駟不及舌。【三節】文猶質也、質猶文也、 虎豹之(kuo4, 革+享、與鞹同)、猶犬羊之(kuo4, 革+享、與鞹同)。 【第九章】【一節】哀公問於有若曰年饑、用不足、如之何。【二節】有若 對曰、盍徹乎。【三節】曰、二、吾猶不足、如之何其徹也。【四節】對曰、 百姓足、君孰與不足、百姓不足、君孰與足。 2. Tsze-kung said, 'Alas! Your words, sir, show you to be a superior man, but four horses cannot overtake the tongue. 3. Ornament is as substance; substance is as ornament. The hide of a tiger or a leopard stripped of its hair, is like the hide of a dog or a goat stripped of its hair.' CHAP. IX. 1. The Duke Ai inquired of Yu Zo, saying, 'The year is one of scarcity, and the returns for expenditure are not sufficient;-- what is to be done?' 2. Yu Zo replied to him, 'Why not simply tithe the people?' 3. 'With two tenths, said the duke, 'I find it not enough;-- how could I do with that system of one tenth?' 4. Yu Zo answered, 'If the people have plenty, their prince will not be left to want alone. If the people are in want, their prince cannot enjoy plenty alone.'