The Analects论语

Book 15, Passage 15.33

The Master said, 'When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will…

子曰:“知及之,仁不能守之,虽得之,必失之。知及之,仁能守之,”…
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3 sentences · 2 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“知zhì及jí之zhī,仁rén不bù能néng守shǒu之zhī,虽suī得dé之zhī,必bì失shī之zhī。知zhì及jí之zhī,仁rén能néng守shǒu之zhī,不bù庄zhuāng以yǐ涖lì之zhī,则zé民mín不bù敬jìng。知zhì及jí之zhī,仁rén能néng守shǒu之zhī,庄zhuāng以yǐ涖lì之zhī,动dòng之zhī不bù以yǐ礼lǐ,未wèi善shàn也yě。”

1The Master said, 'When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.

2'When his knowledge is sufficient to attain, and he has virtue enough to hold fast, if he cannot govern with dignity, the people will not respect him.

3'When his knowledge is sufficient to attain, and he has virtue enough to hold fast; when he governs also with dignity, yet if he try to move the people contrary to the rules of propriety:-- full excellence is not reached.'

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.

知:通“智”。

涖:通”莅“,临,到。

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