The Analects论语

Book 14, Passage 14.19

The Master was speaking about the unprincipled course of the duke Ling of Wei, when Ch'i K'ang said, 'Since he is of such a character, how is it he does not…

子言卫灵公之无道也,康子曰:“夫如是,奚而不丧?”孔子曰:…
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2 sentences · 2 notes
子zǐ言yán卫wèi灵líng公gōng之zhī无wú道dào也yě,康kāng子zǐ曰yuē:“夫fú如rú是shì,奚xī而ér不bù丧sāng?”孔kǒng子zǐ曰yuē:“仲zhòng叔shū圉yǔ治zhì宾bīn客kè,祝zhù鮀tuó治zhì宗zōng庙miào,王wáng孙sūn贾jiǎ治zhì军jūn旅lǚ。夫fú如rú是shì,奚xī其qí丧sāng?”

1The Master was speaking about the unprincipled course of the duke Ling of Wei, when Ch'i K'ang said, 'Since he is of such a character, how is it he does not lose his State?'

2Confucius said, 'The Chung-shu Yu has the superintendence of his guests and of strangers; the litanist, T'o, has the management of his ancestral temple; and Wang-sun Chia has the direction of the army and forces:-- with such officers as these, how should he lose his State?'

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.

奚而:为什么。

仲叔圉:即孔文子,他与祝鮀、王孙贾都是卫国的大夫。

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