子曰：“射不主皮，为力不同科，古之道也。”
1The Master said, 'In archery it is not going through the leather which is the principal thing;-- because people's strength is not equal. This was the old way.'
Book 3, Passage 3.16
The Master said, 'In archery it is not going through the leather which is the principal thing;-- because people's strength is not equal. This was the old way.'
子曰：“射不主皮，为力不同科，古之道也。”
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Chinese commentary · 2 notes
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
射不主皮：皮，代指箭靶。古代箭靶叫“侯”，用布或皮做成，中心画着猛兽等。孔子此处讲的射不是军事上的射，而是练习礼乐的射，因此以中不中为主，不以穿破皮侯为主。
为：因为。同科：同等，同级。