子曰:“苟有用我者,期月而已可也,三年有成。”
1The Master said, 'If there were (any of the princes) who would employ me, in the course of twelve months, I should have done something considerable. In three years, the government would be perfected.'
The Master said, 'If there were (any of the princes) who would employ me, in the course of twelve months, I should have done something considerable. In three…
1The Master said, 'If there were (any of the princes) who would employ me, in the course of twelve months, I should have done something considerable. In three years, the government would be perfected.'
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
期月:一年。