【十三章】子曰、苟正其身矣、於從政乎何有、不能正其身、如正人何。 【十四章】冉子退朝、子曰、何晏也。對曰、有政。子曰、其事也、如有政、 雖不吾 以、吾其與聞之。 【十五章】【一節】定公問一言而可以興邦、有諸。孔子對曰、言不可以若 是其 CHAP. XIII. The Master said, 'If a minister make his own conduct correct, what difficulty will he have in assisting in government? If he cannot rectify himself, what has he to do with rectifying others?' CHAP. XIV. The disciple Zan returning from the court, the Master said to him, 'How are you so late?' He replied, 'We had government business.' The Master said, 'It must have been family affairs. If there had been government business, though I am not now in office, I should have been consulted about it.' CHAP. XV. 1. The Duke Ting asked whether there was a single sentence which could make a country prosperous. Confucius replied, 'Such an effect cannot be expected from one sentence. 幾也。【二節】人之言曰、為君難、為臣不易。【三節】如知為君之難也、 不幾乎一言而興邦乎。【四節】曰、一言而喪邦有諸。孔子對曰、言不可以 若是其幾也、人之言曰、予無樂乎為君、唯其言而莫予違也。【五節】如其 善、而莫之違也、不亦善乎。如不善而莫之違也、不幾乎一言而喪邦乎。 【十六章】【一節】葉公問政。【二節】子曰、近者說、遠 2. 'There is a saying, however, which people have-- "To be a prince is difficult; to be a minister is not easy." 3. 'If a ruler knows this,-- the difficulty of being a prince,-- may there not be expected from this one sentence the prosperity of his country?' 4. The duke then said, 'Is there a single sentence which can ruin a country?' Confucius replied, 'Such an effect as that cannot be expected from one sentence. There is, however, the saying which people have-- "I have no pleasure in being a prince, but only in that no one can offer any opposition to what I say!" 5. 'If a ruler's words be good, is it not also good that no one oppose them? But if they are not good, and no one opposes them, may there not be expected from this one sentence the ruin of his country?' CHAP. XVI. 1. The Duke of Sheh asked about government. 2. The Master said, 'Good government obtains, when those who are near are made happy, and those who are far off are attracted.' 者來。 【十七章】子夏為莒父宰、問政。子曰、無欲速、無見小利。欲速則不達、 見小利則大事不成。 【十八章】【一節】葉公語孔子曰、吾黨有直躬者、其父攘羊、而子證之。 【二節】孔子曰、吾黨之直者異於是、父為子隱、子為父隱、直在其中矣。 CHAP. XVII. Tsze-hsia, being governor of Chu-fu, asked about government. The Master said, 'Do not be desirous to have things done quickly; do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.' CHAP. XVIII. 1. The Duke of Sheh informed Confucius, saying, 'Among us here there are those who may be styled upright in their conduct. If their father have stolen a sheep, they will bear witness to the fact.' 2. Confucius said, 'Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.'