Analects of Confucius Chapter 3

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For Analects of Confucius Chapter 3, its Chinese Title is "八佾" (hanyu pinyin:bā yì). Yì means an ancient type of dance that consists of eight dancers and it is a prerogative of the Emperor during the Zhou Dynasty.

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3.1

Original: 孔子谓季氏八佾舞于庭: “是可忍也，孰不可忍也。”

English: Ji Sun had eight rows of eight...

3.2

Original: 三家者以《雍》彻。子曰：“‘相维辟公，天子穆穆’，奚取于三家之堂？”

English: The three leading families of Lu concluded their rites with "Yong". Confucius said:" 'In attendance is...

3.3

Original: 子曰：“人而不仁，如礼何？人而不仁，如乐何？”

English: Confucius said:"If a man is not benevolence, of what use...

3.4

Original: 林放问礼之本。子曰：“大哉问！礼，与其奢也，宁俭。丧，与其易也，宁戚。”

English: Lin Fang ask what is the basis of rites. Confucius said:"An...

3.5

Original: 子曰：“夷狄之有君，不如诸夏之亡也。”

English: Confucius said:"The barbaric tribes with their...

3.6

Original: 季氏旅于泰山。子谓冉有曰：“女弗能救与？”对曰：“不能。”子曰：“呜呼！曾谓泰山不如林放乎？”

English:Ji Sun was making a pilgrimage to Tai Mountain. Confucius asked Ran You:"...

3.7

Original: 子曰：“君子无所争，必也射乎！揖让而升，下而饮。其争也君子。”

English: Confucius said, "There is no contention between gentlemen. The nearest to it is...

3.8

Original: 子夏问曰：“‘巧笑倩兮，美目盼兮，素以为绚兮’何谓也？”子曰：“绘事后素。”曰：“礼后乎？”子曰：“起予者商也，始可与言《诗》已矣。”

English: Zi Xia asked Confucius:"What is meant by...

3.9

Original: 子曰：“夏礼吾能言之，杞不足征也；殷礼吾能言之，宋不足征也。文献不足故也。足，则吾能征之矣。”

English: Confucius said:"I am able to describe the rites of...

3.10

Original: 子曰：“禘自既灌而往者，吾不欲观之矣。”

English: Confucius said:"At the 'Ti' rites, I wish to...

3.11

Original: 或问禘之说。子曰：“不知也。知其说者之于天下也，其如示诸斯乎！”指其掌。

English: Someone asked Confucius what is the meaning of the 'Ti' rites. Confucius replied:" I do...

3.12

Original: 祭如在，祭神如神在。子曰：“吾不与祭，如不祭。”

English: When Confucius is making ancestral offerings,it is as though...

3.13

Original: 王孙贾问曰：“与其媚于奥，宁媚于灶，何谓也？”子曰：“不然！获罪于天，无所祷也。”

English: Wang Sun Jia asked:"What is meant by...

3.14

Original: 子曰：“周监于二代，郁郁乎文哉！吾从周。”

English: Confucius said:"The heritage of the Zhou is from the...

3.15

Original: 子入太庙，每事问。或曰：“孰谓鄹人之子知礼乎？入太庙，每事问。”子闻之，曰：“是礼也。”

English: On entering the Grand Temple, Confucius asked...

3.16

Original: 子曰：“射不主皮，为力不同科，古之道也。”

English: Confucius said:"In archery, the point of contention...

3.17

Original: 子贡欲去告朔之饩羊。子曰：“赐也！尔爱其羊，我爱其礼。”

English: Zi Gong with to dispense with the sacrifice of...

3.18

Original: 子曰：“事君尽礼，人以为谄也。”

English: Confucius said:"In serving the lord, the rites were...

3.19

Original: 定公问：“君使臣，臣事君，如之何？”孔子对曰：“君使臣以礼，臣事君以忠。”

English: Duke Ding of Lu asked Confucius:"How should the ruler employ the services of...

3.20

Original: 子曰：“《关睢》，乐而不淫，哀而不伤。”

English: Confucius said:"'Guan Sui' express joy but not...

3.21

Original: 哀公问社于宰我。宰我对曰：“夏后氏以松，殷人以柏，周人以栗。”曰：“使民战栗。”子闻之曰：“成事不说，遂事不谏，既往不咎。”

English: Duke Ai asked Zai Wo about the altar for Earth God. Zai Wo replied:"The Xia used...

3.22

Original: 子曰：“管仲之器小哉！” 或曰：“管仲俭乎？”曰：“管仲有三归，官事不摄，焉得俭？”“然则管仲知礼乎？”曰：“邦君树塞门，管氏亦树塞门。邦君为两君之好，有反坫，管氏亦有反坫。管氏而知礼，孰不知礼？”

English: Confucius said:"Guan Zhong is very...

3.23

Original: 子语鲁大师乐，曰：“乐其可知也：始作，翕如也；从之，纯如也，皦如也，绎如也，以成。”

English: Confucius talked of music to the Grand Musician of the State of Lu, saying:" The...

3.24

Original: 仪封人请见，曰：“君子之至于斯也，吾未尝不得见也。”从者见之。出曰：“二三子何患于丧乎？天下之无道也久矣，天将以夫子为木铎。”

English: A border official of Yi asked to see Confucius, saying:"I always...

3.25

Original: 子谓《韶》：“尽美矣，又尽善也。”谓《武》：“尽美矣，未尽善也。”

English: Confucius considered Shao music as perfectly...

3.26

Original: 子曰：“居上不宽，为礼不敬，临丧不哀，吾何以观之哉？”

English: Confucius said:"What can I find worthy of note for a man, when in...