Book 14, Passage 14.25

Chu Po-yu sent a messenger with friendly inquiries to Confucius.

蘧伯玉使人于孔子，孔子与之坐而问焉，曰：“夫子何为？”对曰：…

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蘧qú伯bó玉yù使shǐ人rén于yú孔kǒng子zǐ，孔kǒng子zǐ与yǔ之zhī坐zuò而ér问wèn焉yān，曰yuē：“夫fū子zǐ何hé为wéi？”对duì曰yuē：“夫fū子zǐ欲yù寡guǎ其qí过guò而ér未wèi能néng也yě。”使shǐ者zhě出chū，子zǐ曰yuē：“使shǐ乎hū！使shǐ乎hū！”

1Chu Po-yu sent a messenger with friendly inquiries to Confucius.

2Confucius sat with him, and questioned him. 'What,' said he, 'is your master engaged in?' The messenger replied, 'My master is anxious to make his faults few, but he has not yet succeeded.' He then went out, and the Master said, 'A messenger indeed! A messenger indeed!'

Chinese commentary · 1 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

蘧伯玉：卫国的大夫，名瑗。孔子在卫国时，曾住过他家。

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