The Analects论语

Book 12, Passage 12.21

Fan Ch'ih rambling with the Master under the trees about the rain altars, said, 'I venture to ask how to exalt virtue, to correct cherished evil, and to…

樊迟从游于舞雩之下,曰:“敢问崇德、修慝、辨惑。”子曰:“善哉问!”…
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樊fán迟chí从cóng游yóu于yú舞wǔ雩yú之zhī下xià,曰yuē:“敢gǎn问wèn崇chóng德dé、修xiū慝tè、辨biàn惑huò。”子zǐ曰yuē:“善shàn哉zāi问wèn!先xiān事shì后hòu得dé,非fēi崇chóng德dé与yú?攻gōng其qí恶è,无wú攻gōng人rén之zhī恶è,非fēi修xiū慝tè与yú?一yī朝cháo之zhī忿fèn,忘wàng其qí身shēn,以yǐ及jí其qí亲qīn,非fēi惑huò与yú?”

1Fan Ch'ih rambling with the Master under the trees about the rain altars, said, 'I venture to ask how to exalt virtue, to correct cherished evil, and to discover delusions.'

2The Master said, 'Truly a good question!

3'If doing what is to be done be made the first business, and success a secondary consideration;-- is not this the way to exalt virtue? To assail one's own wickedness and not assail that of others;-- is not this the way to correct cherished evil? For a morning's anger to disregard one's own life, and involve that of his parents;-- is not this a case of delusion?'

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.

修慝:改恶从善。修,治,指改正。慝,邪恶。

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