子谓公冶长：“可妻也。虽在缧绁之中，非其罪也。”以其子妻之。
1The Master said of Kung-ye Ch'ang that he might be wived; although he was put in bonds, he had not been guilty of any crime. Accordingly, he gave him his own daughter to wife.
Book 5, Passage 5.1
The Master said of Kung-ye Ch'ang that he might be wived; although he was put in bonds, he had not been guilty of any crime. Accordingly, he gave him his own…
子谓公冶长：“可妻也。虽在缧绁之中，非其罪也。”以其子妻之。
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Chinese commentary · 4 notes
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
公冶长：齐国人（或说鲁国人），姓公冶，名长，孔子的高足。
妻：把女儿嫁给。
缧绁：捆绑犯人的绳索。这里指监狱。
子：儿女，此处指女儿。