Book 11, Passage 11.15

The Master said, 'What has the lute of Yu to do in my door?'

子曰：“由之瑟，奚为于丘之门？”门人不敬子路。子曰：“由也升堂矣，”…

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2 sentences · 2 notes

子zǐ曰yuē：“由yóu之zhī瑟sè，奚xī为wéi于yú丘qiū之zhī门mén？”门mén人rén不bù敬jìng子zǐ路lù。子zǐ曰yuē：“由yóu也yě升shēng堂táng矣yǐ，未wèi入rù于yú室shì也yě。”

1The Master said, 'What has the lute of Yu to do in my door?'

2The other disciples began not to respect Tsze-lu. The Master said, 'Yu has ascended to the hall, though he has not yet passed into the inner apartments.'

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.

瑟：古代的一种弦乐器。子路性情刚勇，他弹瑟的音调也很刚猛，不够平和。故孔子批评他说：为什么在我这里来弹呢？

堂：正厅，室：内室。先入门，次升堂，最后入室，比喻学问的程度。

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