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第六章
1. 長沮、桀溺耦而耕，孔子過之，使子路問津焉。
2. 長沮曰：「夫執輿者為誰？」子路曰：「為孔丘。」曰：「是魯孔丘與？」曰：「是也。」曰：「是知津矣。」
3. 問於桀溺，桀溺曰：「子為誰？」曰：「為仲由。」曰：「是魯孔丘之徒與？」對曰：「然。」曰：「滔滔者天下皆是也，而誰以易之？且而與其從辟人之士也，豈若從辟世之士哉？」耕而不輟。
4. 子路行以告。夫子憮然曰：「鳥獸不可與同群，吾非斯人之徒與而誰與？天下有道，丘不與易也。」
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CHAPTER VI.
1. Ch'ang-tsu and Chieh-ni were at work in
the field together, when Confucius passed by them, and sent Tsze-lu to inquire
for the ford.
2. Ch'ang-tsu said, 'Who is he that holds the
reins in the carriage there?' Tsze-lu told him, 'It is K'ung Ch'iu.' 'Is it not
K'ung Ch'iu of Lu?' asked he. 'Yes,' was the reply, to which the other
rejoined, 'He knows the ford.'
3. Tsze-lu then inquired of Chieh-ni, who
said to him, 'Who are you, Sir?' He answered, 'I am Chung Yu.' 'Are you not the
disciple of K'ung Ch'iu of Lu?' asked the other. 'I am,' replied he, and then
Chieh-ni said to him, 'Disorder, like a swelling flood, spreads over the whole
empire, and who is he that will change its state for you? Than follow one who
merely withdraws from this one and that one, had you not better follow those
who have withdrawn from the world altogether?' With this he fell to covering up
the seed, and proceeded with his work, without stopping.
4. Tsze-lu went and reported their remarks,
when the Master observed with a sigh, 'It is impossible to associate with birds
and beasts, as if they were the same with us. If I associate not with these
people,--with mankind,--with whom shall I associate? If right principles
prevailed through the empire, there would be no use for me to change its
state.'
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by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia