Tsze-kung said, 'There is a beautiful gem here. Should I lay it up in a case and keep it? or should I seek for a good price and sell it?' The Master said, 'Sell…
1Tsze-kung said, 'There is a beautiful gem here. Should I lay it up in a case and keep it? or should I seek for a good price and sell it?' The Master said, 'Sell it! Sell it! But I would wait for one to offer the price.'
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
韫椟：藏在柜子里。韫，藏。椟，木柜子。
贾：商人。贾又同“价”，价格。取后一义，善贾便成了“好价钱”。沽：卖。