The Analects/Book 6/6.10

Book 6, Passage 6.10

Po-niu being ill, the Master went to ask for him. He took hold of his hand through the window, and said, 'It is killing him. It is the appointment of Heaven,…

伯牛有疾。子问之，自牖执其手，曰：“亡之，命矣夫！斯人也而有斯疾也！”…

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1 sentences · 2 notes

伯bó牛niú有yǒu疾jí。子zǐ问wèn之zhī，自zì牖yǒu执zhí其qí手shǒu，曰yuē：“亡wú之zhī，命mìng矣yǐ夫fú！斯sī人rén也yě而ér有yǒu斯sī疾jí也yě！斯sī人rén也yě而ér有yǒu斯sī疾jí也yě！”

1Po-niu being ill, the Master went to ask for him. He took hold of his hand through the window, and said, 'It is killing him. It is the appointment of Heaven, alas! That such a man should have such a sickness! That such a man should have such a sickness!'

Chinese commentary · 2 notes

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

伯牛：孔子的学生，姓冉，名耕，字伯牛。

牖：窗户。

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