The Analects论语

Book 12, Passage 12.11

The Duke Ching, of Ch'i, asked Confucius about government.

齐景公问政于孔子,孔子对曰:“君君,臣臣,父父,子子。”公曰:…
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齐qí景jǐng公gōng问wèn政zhèng于yú孔kǒng子zǐ,孔kǒng子zǐ对duì曰yuē:“君jūn君jūn,臣chén臣chén,父fù父fù,子zǐ子zǐ。”公gōng曰yuē:“善shàn哉zāi!信xìn如rú君jūn不bù君jūn,臣chén不bù臣chén,父fù不bù父fù,子zǐ不bù子zǐ,虽suī有yǒu粟sù,吾wú得dé而ér食shí诸zhū?”

1The Duke Ching, of Ch'i, asked Confucius about government.

2Confucius replied, 'There is government, when the prince is prince, and the minister is minister; when the father is father, and the son is son.'

3'Good!' said the duke; 'if, indeed; the prince be not prince, the minister not minister, the father not father, and the son not son, although I have my revenue, can I enjoy it?'

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