子曰:“善人教民七年,亦可以即戎矣。”
1The Master said, 'Let a good man teach the people seven years, and they may then likewise be employed in war.'
The Master said, 'Let a good man teach the people seven years, and they may then likewise be employed in war.'
1The Master said, 'Let a good man teach the people seven years, and they may then likewise be employed in war.'
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
即戎:参与军事。“即”用作动词,表示“就”的意思。