【第一章】【一節】衛靈公問陳於孔子。孔子對曰、俎豆之事、則嘗聞之矣、 軍旅之事、未之學也。明日遂行。【二節】在陳絕糧、從者病、莫能興。【三 節】子路慍見曰、君子亦有窮乎。子曰、君子固窮、小人窮斯濫矣。 CHAP. I. 1. The Duke Ling of Wei asked Confucius about tactics. Confucius replied, 'I have heard all about sacrificial vessels, but I have not learned military matters.' On this, he took his departure the next day. 2. When he was in Chan, their provisions were exhausted, and his followers became so ill that they were unable to rise. 3. Tsze-lu, with evident dissatisfaction, said, 'Has the superior man likewise to endure in this way?' The Master said, 'The superior man may indeed have to endure want, but the mean man, when he is in want, gives way to unbridled license.' 【第二章】【一節】子曰、賜也、女以予為多學而識之者與。【二節】對曰、 然、非與。【三節】曰、非也、予一以貫之。 【第三章】子曰、由、知德者鮮矣。 【第四章】子曰、無為而治者、其舜也與、夫何為哉、恭己正南面而已矣。 【第五章】【一節】子張問行。【二節】子曰、言忠信、行篤敬、雖蠻貊之 邦、 CHAP. II. 1. The Master said, 'Ts'ze, you think, I suppose, that I am one who learns many things and keeps them in memory?' 2. Tsze-kung replied, 'Yes,-- but perhaps it is not so?' 3. 'No,' was the answer; 'I seek a unity all-pervading.' CHAP. III. The Master said, 'Yu, those who know virtue are few.' CHAP. IV. The Master said, 'May not Shun be instanced as having governed efficiently without exertion? What did he do? He did nothing but gravely and reverently occupy his royal seat.' CHAP. V. 1. Tsze-chang asked how a man should conduct himself, so as to be everywhere appreciated. 2. The Master said, 'Let his words be sincere and truthful, and his actions honourable and careful;-- such conduct may be practised among the rude tribes of the South or the North. If his words be 行矣、言不忠信、行不篤敬、雖州里、行乎哉。【三節】立、則見其參於前 也、在輿、則見期倚於衡也、夫然後行。【四節】子張書諸紳。 【第六章】【一節】子曰、直哉史魚、邦有道如矢、邦有道如矢。【二節】 君子哉、蘧伯玉、邦有道、則仕、邦無道、則可卷而懷之。 not sincere and truthful and his actions not honourable and careful, will he, with such conduct, be appreciated, even in his neighborhood? 3. 'When he is standing, let him see those two things, as it were, fronting him. When he is in a carriage, let him see them attached to the yoke. Then may he subsequently carry them into practice.' 4. Tsze-chang wrote these counsels on the end of his sash. CHAP. VI. 1. The Master said, 'Truly straightforward was the historiographer Yu. When good government prevailed in his State, he was like an arrow. When bad government prevailed, he was like an arrow. 2. A superior man indeed is Chu Po-yu! When good government prevails in his state, he is to be found in office. When bad government prevails, he can roll his principles up, and keep them in his breast.'