或问禘之说，子曰：“不知也。知其说者之于天下也，其如示诸斯乎！”指其掌。
1Some one asked the meaning of the great sacrifice. The Master said, 'I do not know. He who knew its meaning would find it as easy to govern the kingdom as to look on this;-- pointing to his palm.
Book 3, Passage 3.11
Some one asked the meaning of the great sacrifice. The Master said, 'I do not know. He who knew its meaning would find it as easy to govern the kingdom as to…
或问禘之说，子曰：“不知也。知其说者之于天下也，其如示诸斯乎！”…
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The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
示：有二义，一为“置”，摆或放的意思，即指放在手上的东西，目了然；一为“视”。两说皆通，今从前说。斯：指后面的“掌”字。