The Analects/Book 2/2.19

Book 2, Passage 2.19

The Duke Ai asked, saying, 'What should be done in order to secure the submission of the people?' Confucius replied, 'Advance the upright and set aside the…

哀公问曰：“何为则民服？”孔子对曰：“举直错诸枉民服；举枉错诸直，”…

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1 sentences · 2 notes

哀āi公gōng问wèn曰yuē：“何hé为wéi则zé民mín服fú？”孔kǒng子zǐ对duì曰yuē：“举jǔ直zhí错cuò诸zhū枉wǎng民mín服fú；举jǔ枉wǎng错cuò诸zhū直zhí，则zé民mín不bù服fú。”

1The Duke Ai asked, saying, 'What should be done in order to secure the submission of the people?' Confucius replied, 'Advance the upright and set aside the crooked, then the people will submit. Advance the crooked and set aside the upright, then the people will not submit.'

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.

哀公：鲁国国君，姓姬，名将，鲁定公之子，在位二十七年，“哀”是谥号。

错：同“措”，安置。诸：“之于”的合音。枉：邪曲。

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