The Analects/Book 17/17.5

Book 17, Passage 17.5

Kung-shan Fu-zao, when he was holding Pi, and in an attitude of rebellion, invited the Master to visit him, who was rather inclined to go.

公山弗扰以费畔，召，子欲往。子路不说，曰：“末之也已，”…

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3 sentences · 3 notes

公gōng山shān弗fú扰rǎo以yǐ费fèi畔pàn，召zhào，子zǐ欲yù往wǎng。子zǐ路lù不bù说shuō，曰yuē：“末mò之zhī也yě已yǐ，何hé必bì公gōng山shān氏shì之zhī之zhī也yě？”子zǐ曰yuē：“夫fú召zhào我wǒ者zhě，而ér岂qǐ徒tú哉zāi？如rú有yǒu用yòng我wǒ者zhě，吾wú其qí为wéi东dōng周zhōu乎hū！”

1Kung-shan Fu-zao, when he was holding Pi, and in an attitude of rebellion, invited the Master to visit him, who was rather inclined to go.

2Tsze-lu was displeased, and said, 'Indeed, you cannot go! Why must you think of going to see Kung-shan?'

3The Master said, 'Can it be without some reason that he has invited ME? If any one employ me, may I not make an eastern Chau?'

Chinese commentary · 3 notes

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

公山弗扰：人名，又称公山不狃，字子浅，季氏的家。当时公山弗扰伙同阳货在费邑背叛季氏。畔：通“叛”。

末之也已：末，无。之，到、往。末之，无处去。已，止、算了。

之之：第一个“之”字是助词，后一个“之”字是动词，“去、到”的意思。

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