Book 11, Passage 11.11

When Yen Yuan died, the disciples wished to give him a great funeral, and the Master said, 'You may not do so.'

颜渊死，门人欲厚葬之。子曰：“不可。”门人厚葬之。子曰：…

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颜yán渊yuān死sǐ，门mén人rén欲yù厚hòu葬zàng之zhī。子zǐ曰yuē：“不bù可kě。”门mén人rén厚hòu葬zàng之zhī。子zǐ曰yuē：“回huí也yě视shì予yú犹yóu父fù也yě，予yú不bù得dé视shì犹yóu子zǐ也yě。非fēi我wǒ也yě，夫fú二èr三sān子zǐ也yě。”

1When Yen Yuan died, the disciples wished to give him a great funeral, and the Master said, 'You may not do so.'

2The disciples did bury him in great style.

3The Master said, 'Hui behaved towards me as his father. I have not been able to treat him as my son. The fault is not mine; it belongs to you, O disciples.'

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