The Analects论语

Book 17, Passage 17.8

The Master said, 'Yu, have you heard the six words to which are attached six becloudings?' Yu replied, 'I have not.'

子曰:“由也!女闻六言六蔽矣乎?”对曰:“未也。”“居!吾语女。”…
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子zǐ曰yuē:“由yóu也yě!女rǔ闻wén六liù言yán六liù蔽bì矣yǐ乎hū?”对duì曰yuē:“未wèi也yě。”“居jū!吾wú语yǔ女rǔ。好hào仁rén不bù好hào学xué,其qí蔽bì也yě愚yú;好hào知zhī不bù好hào学xué,其qí蔽bì也yě荡dàng:好hào信xìn不bù好hào学xué,其qí蔽bì也yě贼zéi:好hào直zhí不bù好hào学xué,其qí蔽bì也yě绞jiǎo;好hào勇yǒng不bù好hào学xué,其qí蔽bì也yě乱luàn;好hào刚gāng不bù好hào学xué,其qí蔽bì也yě狂kuáng。”

1The Master said, 'Yu, have you heard the six words to which are attached six becloudings?' Yu replied, 'I have not.'

2'Sit down, and I will tell them to you.

3'There is the love of being benevolent without the love of learning;-- the beclouding here leads to a foolish simplicity. There is the love of knowing without the love of learning;-- the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind. There is the love of being sincere without the love of learning;-- the beclouding here leads to an injurious disregard of consequences. There is the love of straightforwardness without the love of learning;-- the beclouding here leads to rudeness. There is the love of boldness without the love of learning;-- the beclouding here leads to insubordination. There is the love of firmness without the love of learning;-- the beclouding here leads to extravagant conduct.'

Chinese commentary · 4 notes

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

六言:六句话,此处实际上指的是六种品德(仁、智勇、刚)。六蔽:六种弊病。

居:坐。

贼:害。

绞:说话尖刻。

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