Book XIV · 4

【卅二章】子曰、不患人之不己知、患其不能也。

【卅三章】子曰、不逆詐、不億不信、抑亦先覺者、是賢乎。

【卅四章】【一節】微生畝謂孔子曰、丘何爲是栖栖者與、無乃爲佞乎。【二節】孔子曰、非敢爲佞也、疾固也。

Chapter XXXI. Tsze-kung was in the habit of comparing men together. The Master said, "Tsze must have reached a high pitch of excellence! Now, I have not leisure for this."

Chapter XXXII. The Master said, "I will not be concerned at men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability."

Chapter XXXIII. The Master said, "He who does not anticipate attempts to deceive him, nor think beforehand of his not being believed, and yet apprehends these things readily (when they occur);—is he not a man of superior worth?"

Chapter XXXIV. 1. Wei-shang Mau said to Confucius, "Ch'iu, how is it that you keep roosting about? Is it not that you are an insinuating talker?"

2. Confucius said, "I do not dare to play the part of such a talker, but I hate obstinacy."

【卅五章】子曰、驥、不稱其力、稱其德也。

【卅六章】【一節】或曰、以德報怨、何如。【二節】子曰、何以報德。【三節】以直報怨、以德報德。

【卅七章】【一節】子曰、莫我知也夫。【二節】子貢曰、何爲其莫知子也。子曰、不怨天、不尤人、下學

Chapter XXXV. The Master said, "A horse is called a ch'i, not because of its strength, but because of its other good qualities."

Chapter XXXVI. 1. Some one said, "What do you say concerning the principle that injury should be recompensed with kindness?"

2. The Master said, "With what then will you recompense kindness?

3. "Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness."

Chapter XXXVII. 1. The Master said, "Alas! there is no one that knows me."

2. Tsze-kung said, "What do you mean by thus saying—that no one knows you?" The Master replied, "I do not murmur against

而上達、知我者其天乎。

【卅八章】【一節】公伯寮愬子路於季孫、子服景伯以吿、曰、夫子固有惑志於公伯寮、吾力猶能肆諸市朝。【二節】子曰、道之將行也與、命也、道之將廢也與、命也、公伯寮其如命何。

Heaven. I do not grumble against men. My studies lie low, and my penetration rises high. But there is Heaven;—that knows me!"

Chapter XXXVIII. 1. The Kung-po Liao, having slandered Tsze-lu to Chi-sun, Tsze-fu Ching-po informed Confucius of it, saying, "Our master is certainly being led astray by the Kung-po Liao, but I have still power enough left to cut Liao off, and expose his corpse in the market and in the court."

2. The Master said, "If my principles are to advance, it is so ordered. If they are to fall to the ground, it is so ordered. What can the Kung-po Liao do where such ordering is concerned?"

【卅九章】【一節】子曰、賢者辟世。【二節】其次辟地。【三節】其次辟色。【四節】其次辟言。

【四十章】子曰、作者七人矣。

【四一章】子路宿於石門、晨門曰、奚自。子路曰、自孔氏。曰、是知其不可而爲之者與。

【四二章】【一節】子擊磬於衞、有荷蕢、而過孔氏之門者、

Chapter XXXIX. 1. The Master said, "Some men of worth retire from the world.

2. Some retire from particular states.

3. Some retire because of disrespectful looks.

4. Some retire because of contradictory language."