The Analects论语

Book 7, Passage 7.16

The Master said, 'With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow;-- I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and…

子曰:“饭疏食,饮水,曲肱而枕之,乐亦在其中矣。不义而富且贵,”…
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1 sentences · 2 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“饭fàn疏shū食shí,饮yǐn水shuǐ,曲qū肱gōng而ér枕zhěn之zhī,乐lè亦yì在zài其qí中zhōng矣yǐ。不bù义yì而ér富fù且qiě贵guì,于yú我wǒ如rú浮fú云yún。”

1The Master said, 'With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow;-- I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honours acquired by unrighteousness, are to me as a floating cloud.'

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.

饭:吃。名词用作动词。疏食:糙米饭。

肱:胳膊。

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