Book XIV · 2

Chapter XII. The Master said, "Mang Kung-ch'o is more than fit to be chief officer in the families of Chao and Wei, but he is not fit to be great officer to either of the States Tang or Hsieh."

Chapter XIII. 1. Tsze-lu asked what constituted a complete man. The Master said, "Suppose a man with the knowledge of Tsang Wu-chung, the freedom from covetousness of Kung-ch'o, the bravery of Chwang of Pien, and the varied talents of Zan Ch'iu; add to these the accomplishments of the rules of propriety and music:—such a one might be reckoned a complete man."

2. He then added, "But what is the necessity for a complete man of the present day to have all these things? The man, who in the

利思義、見危授命、久要不忘平生之言、亦可以爲成人矣。

【十四章】【一節】子問公叔文子於公明賈曰、信乎、夫子不言、不笑、不取乎。【二節】公明賈對曰、以吿者過也。夫子時然後言、人不厭其言、樂然後笑、人不厭其笑、義然後取、人不厭其取。子曰、其然、豈其然乎。

view of gain, thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends:—such a man may be reckoned a complete man."

Chapter XIV. 1. The Master asked Kung-ming Chia about Kung-shu Wan, saying, "Is it true that your master speaks not, laughs not, and takes not?"

2. Kung-ming Chia replied, "This has arisen from the reporters going beyond the truth.—My master speaks when it is the time to speak, and so men do not get tired of his speaking. He laughs when there is occasion to be joyful, and so men do not get tired of his laughing. He takes when it is consistent with righteousness to do so, and so men do not get tired of his taking." The Master said, "So! But is it so with him?"

【十五章】子曰、臧武仲、以防求爲後於魯、雖曰不要君、吾不信也。

【十六章】子曰、晉文公譎而不正、齊桓公正而不譎。

【十七章】【一節】子路曰、桓公殺公子糾、召忽死之、管仲不死、

Chapter XV. The Master said, "Tsang Wu-chung, keeping possession of Fang, asked of the duke of Lu to appoint a successor to him in his family. Although it may be said that he was not using force with his sovereign, I believe he was."

Chapter XVI. The Master said, "The duke Wan of Tsin was crafty and not upright. The duke Hwan of Ch'i was upright and not crafty."

Chapter XVII. 1. Tsze-lu said, "The Duke Hwan caused his brother Chiu to be killed, when Shao Hu died with his master, but Kwan Chung did not die. May not I say that he was wanting in virtue?"

曰、未仁乎。【二節】子曰、桓公九合諸侯、不以兵車、管仲之力也、如其仁、如其仁。

【十八章】【一節】子貢曰、管仲非仁者與、桓公殺公子糾、不能死、又相之。【二節】子曰、管仲相桓公、霸諸侯、一匡天下、民到于今、受其賜、微管仲、吾其被髮左衽矣。【三節】豈若匹夫匹婦之爲諒也、

2. The Master said, "The Duke Hwan assembled all the princes together, and that not with weapons of war and chariots:—it was all through the influence of Kwan Chung. Whose beneficence was like his? Whose beneficence was like his?"

Chapter XVIII. 1. Tsze-kung said, "Kwan Chung, I apprehend, was wanting in virtue. When the Duke Hwan caused his brother Chiu to be killed, Kwan Chung was not able to die with him. Moreover, he became prime minister to Hwan."

2. The Master said, "Kwan Chung acted as prime minister to the Duke Hwan, made him leader of all the princes, and united and rectified the whole kingdom. Down to the present day, the people enjoy the gifts which he conferred. But for Kwan Chung, we should now be wearing our hair unbound, and the lappets of our coats buttoning on the left side.

3. "Will you require from him the small fidelity of common

自經於溝瀆、而莫之知也。

【十九章】【一節】公叔文子之臣、大夫僎、與文子同升諸公。【二節】子聞之曰、可以爲文矣。

【二十章】【一節】子言衞靈公之無道也、康子曰、夫如是、奚而不喪。【二節】孔子曰、仲叔圉治賓客、祝鮀治

men and common women, who would commit suicide in a stream or ditch, no one knowing anything about them?"

Chapter XIX. 1. The great officer, Hsien, who had been family-minister to Kung-shu Wan, ascended to the prince's court in company with Wan.

2. The Master, having heard of it, said, "He deserved to be considered wan (the accomplished)."

Chapter XX. 1. The Master was speaking about the unprincipled course of the duke Ling of Wei, when Ch'i K'ang said, "Since he is of such a character, how is it he does not lose his State?"

2. Confucius said, "The Chung-shu Yu has the superintendence of his guests and of strangers; the litanist, T'o, has the management

宗廟、王孫賈治軍旅、夫如是、奚其喪。

【廿一章】子曰、其言之不怍、則爲之也難。