The Analects论语

Book 11, Passage 11.25

Tsze-lu got Tsze-kao appointed governor of Pi.

子路使子羔为费宰。子曰:“贼夫人之子。”子路曰:“有民人焉,”…
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4 sentences · 2 notes
子zǐ路lù使shǐ子zǐ羔gāo为wéi费fèi宰zǎi。子zǐ曰yuē:“贼zéi夫fú人rén之zhī子zǐ。”子zǐ路lù曰yuē:“有yǒu民mín人rén焉yān,有yǒu社shè稷jì焉yān,何hé必bì读dú书shū,然rán后hòu为wéi学xué?”子zǐ曰yuē:“是shì故gù恶è夫fú佞nìng者zhě。”

1Tsze-lu got Tsze-kao appointed governor of Pi.

2The Master said, 'You are injuring a man's son.'

3Tsze-lu said, 'There are (there) common people and officers; there are the altars of the spirits of the land and grain. Why must one read books before he can be considered to have learned?'

4The Master said, 'It is on this account that I hate your glib-tongued people.'

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.

贼:害。夫:那。子羔没有完成学业就去做官,孔子认为这是误人子弟的行为。

社稷:古代帝王、诸侯。

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