The Analects论语

Book 8, Passage 8.18

The Master said, 'How majestic was the manner in which Shun and Yu held possession of the empire, as if it were nothing to them!'

子曰:“巍巍乎,舜、禹之有天下也,而不与焉。”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“巍wēi巍wēi乎hū,舜shùn、禹yǔ之zhī有yǒu天tiān下xià也yě,而ér不bù与yǔ焉yān。”

1The Master said, 'How majestic was the manner in which Shun and Yu held possession of the empire, as if it were nothing to them!'

Chinese commentary · 1 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

不与:不参与其富贵,即不图自己享受。

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