所損益、可知也、周因於殷禮、所損益、可知也、其或繼周者、雖百世、可 知也。 【廿四章】【一節】子曰、非其鬼而祭之、諂也。【二節】見義不為、無勇 也。 CHAP. XXIV. 1. The Master said, 'For a man to sacrifice to a spirit which does not belong to him is flattery. 2. 'To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.'
【第一章】孔子謂季氏、八佾舞於庭、是可忍也、孰不可忍也。 CHAP. I. Confucius said of the head of the Chi family, who had eight rows of pantomimes in his area, 'If he can bear to do this, what may he not bear to do?'
【第二章】三家者、以雍徹。子曰、相維辟公、天子穆穆、奚取於三家之堂。 【第三章】子曰、人而不仁、如禮何、人而不仁、如樂何。 【第四章】【一節】林放問禮之本。【二節】子曰、大哉問。【三節】禮、 與其奢也、寧 CHAP. II. The three families used the YUNG ode, while the vessels were being removed, at the conclusion of the sacrifice. The Master said, '"Assisting are the princes;-- the son of heaven looks profound and grave:"-- what application can these words have in the hall of the three families?' CHAP. III. The Master said, 'If a man be without the virtues proper to humanity, what has he to do with the rites of propriety? If a man be without the virtues proper to humanity, what has he to do with music?' CHAP. IV. 1. Lin Fang asked what was the first thing to be attended to in ceremonies. 2. The Master said, 'A great question indeed! 3. 'In festive ceremonies, it is better to be sparing than extravagant.
儉、喪、與其易也、寧戚。 【第五章】子曰、夷狄之有君、不如諸夏之亡也。 【第六章】季氏旅於泰山。子謂冉有曰、女弗能救與。對曰、不能。子曰、 嗚呼、曾謂泰山、不如林放乎。 In the ceremonies of mourning, it is better that there be deep sorrow than a minute attention to observances.' CHAP. V. The Master said, 'The rude tribes of the east and north have their princes, and are not like the States of our great land which are without them.' CHAP. VI. The chief of the Chi family was about to sacrifice to the T'ai mountain. The Master said to Zan Yu, 'Can you not save him from this?' He answered, 'I cannot.' Confucius said, 'Alas! will you say that the T'ai mountain is not so discerning as Lin Fang?'
【第七章】子曰、君子無所爭、必也射乎、揖讓而升、下而飲、其爭也君子。 【第八章】子夏問曰、巧笑倩兮、美目盼兮、素以為絢兮。何為也。【二節】 子曰、繪事後素。【三節】曰、禮後乎。子曰、起予者商也、始可與言詩已 矣。 CHAP. VII. The Master said, 'The student of virtue has no contentions. If it be said he cannot avoid them, shall this be in archery? But he bows complaisantly to his competitors; thus he ascends the hall, descends, and exacts the forfeit of drinking. In his contention, he is still the Chun-tsze.' CHAP. VIII. 1. Tsze-hsia asked, saying, 'What is the meaning of the passage-- "The pretty dimples of her artful smile! The well-defined black and white of her eye! The plain ground for the colours?"' 2. The Master said, 'The business of laying on the colours follows (the preparation of) the plain ground.' 3. 'Ceremonies then are a subsequent thing?' The Master said, 'It is Shang who can bring out my meaning. Now I can begin to talk about the odes with him.'