事而亟失時、可謂知乎。曰、不可。日月逝矣、歲不我與。孔子曰、諾、吾 將仕矣。 【第二章】子曰、性相近也、習相遠也。 【第三章】子曰、唯上知與下愚不移。 bosom, and leaves his country to confusion?' Confucius replied, 'No.' 'Can he be called wise, who is anxious to be engaged in public employment, and yet is constantly losing the opportunity of being so?' Confucius again said, 'No.' 'The days and months are passing away; the years do not wait for us.' Confucius said, 'Right; I will go into office.' CHAP. II. The Master said, 'By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.' CHAP. III. The Master said, 'There are only the wise of the highest class, and the stupid of the lowest class, who cannot be changed.'
【第四章】【一節】子之武城、聞弦歌之聲。【二節】夫子莞爾而笑曰、割 雞焉用牛刀。【三節】子游對曰、昔者偃也、聞諸夫子曰、君子學道則愛人、 小人學道則易使也。【四節】子曰、二三子、偃之言是也、前言戲之耳。 【第五章】【一節】公山弗擾以費畔、召、子欲往。【二節】子路不說、曰、 末 CHAP. IV. 1. The Master, having come to Wu-ch'ang, heard there the sound of stringed instruments and singing. 2. Well pleased and smiling, he said, 'Why use an ox knife to kill a fowl?' 3. Tsze-yu replied, 'Formerly, Master, I heard you say,-- "When the man of high station is well instructed, he loves men; when the man of low station is well instructed, he is easily ruled."' 4. The Master said, 'My disciples, Yen's words are right. What I said was only in sport.' CHAP. V. Kung-shan Fu-zao, when he was holding Pi, and in an attitude of rebellion, invited the Master to visit him, who was rather inclined to go. 2. Tsze-lu was displeased, and said, 'Indeed, you cannot go! Why must you think of going to see Kung-shan?'
之也已、何必公山氏之之也。【三節】子曰、未召我者、而豈徒哉、如有用 我者、吾其為東周乎。 【第六章】子張問仁於孔子、孔子曰、能行五者於天下為仁矣。請問之、曰、 恭、寬、信、敏、惠、恭、則不侮、寬、則得眾、信、則人任焉、敏、則有 功、惠、則足以使人。 3. The Master said, 'Can it be without some reason that he has invited ME? If any one employ me, may I not make an eastern Chau?' CHAP. VI. Tsze-chang asked Confucius about perfect virtue. Confucius said, 'To be able to practise five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue.' He begged to ask what they were, and was told, 'Gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. If you are grave, you will not be treated with disrespect. If you are generous, you will win all. If you are sincere, people will repose trust in you. If you are earnest, you will accomplish much. If you are kind, this will enable you to employ the services of others.