The Analects论语

Book 9, Passage 9.27

The Master said, 'Dressed himself in a tattered robe quilted with hemp, yet standing by the side of men dressed in furs, and not ashamed;-- ah! it is Yu who is…

子曰:“衣敝缊袍,与衣狐貉者立,而不耻者,其由也与?‘不忮不求,”…
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3 sentences · 4 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“衣yì敝bì缊yūn袍páo,与yǔ衣yī狐hú貉háo者zhě立lì,而ér不bù耻chǐ者zhě,其qí由yóu也yě与yú?‘不bù忮zhì不bù求qiú,何hé用yòng不bù臧zāng?’”子zǐ路lù终zhōng身shēn诵sòng之zhī。子zǐ曰yuē:“是shì道dào也yě,何hé足zú以yǐ臧zāng?”

1The Master said, 'Dressed himself in a tattered robe quilted with hemp, yet standing by the side of men dressed in furs, and not ashamed;-- ah! it is Yu who is equal to this!

2'"He dislikes none, he covets nothing;-- what can he do but what is good!"'

3Tsze-lu kept continually repeating these words of the ode, when the Master said, 'Those things are by no means sufficient to constitute (perfect) excellence.'

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.

衣:穿,当动词用。敝:破旧。缊袍(

páo):用乱麻衬在里面的袍子。

狐貉:用狐和貉的皮做的裘皮衣服。

不忮不求,何用不臧:见《诗经卫风·雄雉》。忮,嫉妒。臧〔zāng〕:善,美好。

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