微子去之，箕子为之奴比干谏而死。孔子曰：“殷有三仁焉。”
1The Viscount of Wei withdrew from the court. The Viscount of Chi became a slave to Chau. Pi-kan remonstrated with him and died.
2Confucius said, 'The Yin dynasty possessed these three men of virtue.'
Book 18, Passage 18.1
The Viscount of Wei withdrew from the court. The Viscount of Chi became a slave to Chau. Pi-kan remonstrated with him and died.
微子去之，箕子为之奴比干谏而死。孔子曰：“殷有三仁焉。”
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Chinese commentary · 3 notes
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
微子：名启，商纣王的同母兄弟。微子出生时，他母亲还未被正式立为帝妻，纣是母亲立为帝妻后所生，故纣得以继承王位。
箕子：纣王的叔父。纣王暴虐无道，箕子曾向他进谏，纣王不听，箕子便假装发疯，被降为奴隶。
比干：也是纣王的叔父。他竭力劝谏纣王，被纣王剖心而死