Analects of Confucius Chapter 17

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Analects of Confucius Chapter 17

17.1

Original: 阳货欲见孔子，孔子不见，归孔子豚。孔子时其亡也，而往拜之。遇诸涂。谓孔子曰：“来！予与尔言。”曰：“怀其宝而迷其邦，可谓仁乎？”曰：“不可！”好从事而亟失时，可谓知乎？”曰：“不可！”“日月逝矣，岁不我与。” 孔子曰：“诺，吾将仕矣。”

English: ang Huo wanted to visit Confucius, but Confucius...

17.2

Original: 子曰：“性相近也，习相远也。”

English: Confucius said:"Man are close to...

17.3

Original: 子曰：“唯上知与下愚不移。”

English: Confucius said:"Only the wisest and...

17.4

Original: 子之武城，闻弦歌之声。夫子莞尔而笑，曰：“割鸡焉用牛刀？” 子游对曰：“昔者偃也闻诸夫子曰：‘君子学道则爱人，小人学道则易使也。’” 子曰：“二三子！偃之言是也。前言戏之耳。”

English: Confucius and his disciples went to Wu Cheng. Over there he heard...

17.5

Original: 公山弗扰以费畔，召，子欲往。子路不说，曰：“末之也，已，何必公山氏之之也？” 子曰：“夫召我者，而岂徒哉？如有用我者，吾其为东周乎！”

English: Gong Shan Fu Rao,using Fei City as his base, revolted. He summoned...

17.6

Original: 子张问仁于孔子。孔子曰：“能行五者于天下为仁矣。” 请问之。曰：“恭、宽、信、敏、惠。恭则不侮，宽则得众，信则人任焉，敏则有功，惠则足以使人。”

English: Zi Zhang asked about benevolence. Confucius said:"...

17.7

Original: 佛肸召，子欲往。子路曰：“昔者由也闻诸夫子曰：‘亲于其身为不善者，君子不入也。’佛肸以中牟畔，子之往也，如之何？” 子曰：“然，有是言也。不曰坚乎，磨而不磷；不曰白乎，涅而不缁。吾岂匏瓜也哉？焉能系而不食？”

English: Fo Xi summoned Confucius and Confucius wishes to go. Zi Lu said:"...

17.8

Original: 子曰：“由也，女闻六言六蔽矣乎？”对曰：“未也。” “居！吾语女。好仁不好学，其蔽也愚；好知不好学，其蔽也荡；好信不好学，其蔽也贼；好直不好学，其蔽也绞；好勇不好学，其蔽也乱；好刚不好学，其蔽也狂。”

English: Confucius said:"Zhong You, have you heard of...

17.9

Original: 子曰：“小子何莫学夫诗？诗，可以兴，可以观，可以群，可以怨。迩之事父，远之事君。多识于鸟兽草木之名。”

English: Confucius said:"Why is it that the young ones do not study...

17.10

Original: 子谓伯鱼曰：“女为《周南》、《召南》矣乎？人而不为《周南》、《召南》，其犹正墙面而立也与！”

English: Confucius said to Bo Yu,"Have you studied...

17.11

Original: 子曰：“礼云礼云，玉帛云乎哉？乐云乐云，钟鼓云乎哉？”

English: Confucius said:"Does courtesy means...

17.12

Original: 子曰：“色厉而内荏，譬诸小人，其犹穿窬之盗也与！”

English: Confucius said:"Someone with a stern countenance but...

17.13

Original: 子曰：“乡原，德之贼也。”

English: Confucius said:"A person who is able to...

17.14

Original: 子曰：“道听而涂说，德之弃也。”

English: Confucius said:"To spread hearsay without...

17.15

Original: 子曰：“鄙夫可与事君也与哉？其未得之也，患得之；既得之，患失之；苟患失之，无所不至矣。”

English: Confucius said:"Can we allow a...

17.16

Original: 子曰：“古者民有三疾，今也或是之亡也。古之狂也肆，今之狂也荡；古之矜也廉，今之矜也忿戾；古之愚也直，今之愚也诈而已矣。”

English: Confucius said:"In ancient times, the people have...

17.17

Original: 子曰：“巧言令色，鲜矣仁。”

English: Confucius said "A person who sweet-talk and...

17.18

Original: 子曰：“恶紫之夺硃也，恶郑声之乱雅乐也，恶利口之覆邦家者。”

English: Confucius said:"I detest purple for...

17.19

Original: 子曰：“予欲无言。”子贡曰：“子如不言，则小子何述焉？”

子曰：“天何言哉？四时行焉，百物生焉，天何言哉？”

English: Confucius said:"I wish not to speak." Zi Gong said:"...

17.20

Original: 孺悲欲见孔子，孔子辞以疾。将命者出户，取瑟而歌，使之闻之。

English: Ru Bei wants to see Confucius, but...

17.21

Original: 宰我问：“三年之丧，期已久矣。君子三年不为礼，礼必坏；三年不为乐，乐必崩。旧谷既没，新谷既升，钻燧改火，期可已矣。” 子曰：“食夫稻，衣夫锦，于女安乎？”曰：“安！”“女安则为之。夫君子之居丧，食旨不甘，闻乐不乐，居处不安，故不为也。今女安，则为之。” 宰我出。子曰：“予之不仁也！子生三年，然后免于父母之怀。夫三年之丧，天下之通丧也。予也有三年之爱于其父母乎？”

English: Zai Wo asked:"About the three-year mourning period, I think...

17.22

Original: 子曰：“饱食终日，无所用心，难矣哉！不有博弈者乎？为之，犹贤乎已。”

English: Confucius said:"People who satiate themselves and...

17.23

Original: 子路曰：“君子尚勇乎？”子曰：“君子义以为上。君子有勇而无义为乱；小人有勇而无义为盗。”

English: Zi Lu asked:"Does the gentleman has high regard for...

17.24

Original: 子贡曰：“君子亦有恶乎？”子曰：“有恶：恶称人之恶者，恶居下流而讪上者，恶勇而无礼者，恶果敢而窒者。”

曰：“赐也，亦有恶乎？”“恶徼以为知者，恶不孙以为勇者，恶讦以为直者。”

English: Zi Gong said:"Does the gentleman has dislikes？" Confucius said:"...

17.25

Original: 子曰：“唯女子与小人为难养也，近之则不孙，远之则怨。”

English: Confucius said:"Only women and non-gentleman are...

17.26

Original: 子曰：“年四十而见恶焉，其终也已。”

English: Confucius said:"If by the age of forty...