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第七章
1. 佛肸召,子欲往。
2. 子路曰:「昔者由也聞諸夫子曰:『親於其身為不善者,君子不入也。』佛肸以中牟畔,子之往也,如之何?」
3. 子曰:「然。有是言也。不曰堅乎,磨而不磷:不曰白乎,涅而不緇。
4. 吾豈匏瓜也哉?焉能系而不食?」
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CHAPTER VII.
1. Pi Hsi inviting him to visit him, the
Master was inclined to go.
2. Tsze-lu said, 'Master, formerly I have
heard you say, "When a man in his own person is guilty of doing evil, a
superior man will not associate with him." Pi Hsi is in rebellion, holding
possession of Chung-mau; if you go to him, what shall be said?'
3. The Master said, 'Yes, I did use these
words. But is it not said, that, if a thing be really hard, it may be ground
without being made thin? Is it not said, that, if a thing be really white, it
may be steeped in a dark fluid without being made black?
4. 'Am I a bitter gourd? How can I be hung up
out of the way of being eaten?'
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