The Analects论语

Book 14, Passage 14.15

The Master said, 'The duke Wan of Tsin was crafty and not upright. The duke Hwan of Ch'i was upright and not crafty.'

子曰:“晋文公谲而不正,齐桓公正而不谲。”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“晋jìn文wén公gōng谲jué而ér不bù正zhèng,齐qí桓huán公gōng正zhèng而ér不bù谲jué。”

1The Master said, 'The duke Wan of Tsin was crafty and not upright. The duke Hwan of Ch'i was upright and not crafty.'

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.

晋文公:姓姬,名重耳,“春秋五霸”之一在位。谲:欺诈,玩弄手段。正:正派。

齐桓公:姓姜,名小白,“春秋五霸”之一,公元前636~前628年,公元前685~前643年在位。

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