Book XIV · 3

【廿二章】【一節】陳成子弒簡公。【二節】孔子沐浴而朝、吿於哀公曰、陳恆弒其君、請討之。【三節】公曰、吿夫三子。【四節】孔子曰、以吾從大夫之後、不敢不吿也、君

of his ancestral temple; and Wang-sun Chia has the direction of the army and forces:—with such officers as these, how should he lose his State?"

Chapter XXI. The Master said, "He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."

Chapter XXII. 1. Chan Ch'ang murdered the Duke Chien of Ch'i.

2. Confucius bathed, went to court, and informed the duke Ai, saying, "Chan Hang has slain his sovereign. I beg that you will undertake to punish him."

3. The duke said, "Inform the chiefs of the three families of it."

4. Confucius retired, and said, "Following in the rear of the great officers, I did not dare not to represent such a matter, and my prince says, 'Inform the chiefs of the three families of it.'"

曰、吿夫三子者。【四節】之三子吿、不可、孔子曰、以吾從大夫之後、不敢不吿也。

【廿三章】子路問事君。子曰、勿欺也、而犯之。

【廿四章】子曰、君子上達、小人下達。

【廿五章】子曰、古之學者爲己、今之學者爲人。

【廿六章】【一節】蘧伯玉使人於孔子。【二節】孔子與之坐、而問焉、曰、夫子何爲。

5. He went to the chiefs, and informed them, but they would not act. Confucius then said, "Following in the rear of the great officers, I did not dare not to represent such a matter."

Chapter XXIII. Tsze-lu asked how a ruler should be served. The Master said, "Do not impose on him, and, moreover, withstand him to his face."

Chapter XXIV. The Master said, "The progress of the superior man is upwards; the progress of the mean man is downwards."

Chapter XXV. The Master said, "In ancient times, men learned with a view to their own improvement. Now-a-days, men learn with a view to the approbation of others."

Chapter XXVI. 1. Chu Po-yu sent a messenger with friendly inquiries to Confucius.

2. Confucius sat with him, and questioned him. "What," said he, "is your master engaged in?" The messenger replied, "My master is

對曰、夫子欲寡其過、而未能也、使者出、子曰、使乎、使乎。

【廿七章】子曰、不在其位、不謀其政。

【廿八章】曾子曰、君子思不出其位。

【廿九章】子曰、君子恥其言而過其行。

【三十章】【一節】子曰、君子道者三、我無能焉、仁者不憂、知者不惑、勇者不懼。【二節】子貢曰、夫子自道也。

anxious to make his faults few, but he has not yet succeeded." He then went out, and the Master said, "A messenger indeed! A messenger indeed!"

Chapter XXVII. The Master said, "He who is not in any particular office, has nothing to do with plans for the administration of its duties."

Chapter XXVIII. The philosopher Tsang said, "The superior man, in his thoughts, does not go out of his place."

Chapter XXIX. The Master said, "The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."

Chapter XXX. 1. The Master said, "The way of the superior man is threefold, but I am not equal to it. Virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; bold, he is free from fear.

2. Tsze-kung said, "Master, that is what you yourself say."

【卅一章】子貢方人、子曰、賜也賢乎哉、夫我則不暇。