Translation of the Analects of Mencius 15

The Ten Analects

1.Zi said: "Learn and learn from time to time, don't you also say? Have friends come from afar, are you happy? People don't know and are displeased, aren't they also gentlemen? ”

1.Confucius said:"Isn't it also happy to learn (knowledge) and then practice (review) it for a certain amount of time Aren't you happy if like-minded people come from afar (here) People don't understand me, but I don't resent it, isn't it also a gentleman"

2.Zeng Zi said:"Wu Ri Three Provinces (xǐng) Wu Body: Seek for others but not be faithful, make friends without trust, and pass on but not habitual"

2.Zengzi said:"Many times a day, I ask myself whether I do my best to do things for others, whether I am honest with my friends, and whether I have reviewed the studies taught by my teachers"

3.Zi said:"Reviewing the past and learning the new can be a teacher. "

3.Confucius said:"After reviewing the old knowledge, you can have new experiences and new discoveries, and you can become a teacher by virtue of this. "

4.Zi said:"If you learn without thinking, you will be reckless, and if you think without learning, you will die. "

4.Confucius said:"If you only read books without thinking, you will be confused and at a loss; If you just dream and don't read, it will be harmful.

5 Zi said:"By, the girl knows! Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, and knowing is knowing. "

5.Confucius said:"Teach you the attitude towards knowing and not knowing: knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, this is wisdom and wisdom. "

6.Zi said:"See the virtuous and think together, see the unvirtuous and introspect. "

6.Confucius said:"When you see a wise person, you should think about being on par with him, and when you see an unwise person, you should reflect on whether there is a problem similar to him. "

7.Zi said:"If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher; Choose those who are good and follow them, and change those who are not good. "

7.Confucius said:"There must be my teacher among several people (together), and I have to choose their strengths to learn from, and when I see that I have their shortcomings, I have to correct them. "

8.Zeng Zi said:"Scholars can't do without Hongyi, and there is a long way to go. Benevolence is one's own responsibility, and it is not too important to die, and it is not far away"

8.Zengzi said:"A scholar must not be broad-minded and determined, because he has a great mission and a long way to go. Put the realization'Benevolence'Isn't it also very important to regard the ideal as one's own mission Until death, isn't the road also very far?"

9.Zi said:"The year is cold, and then the pine and cypress are withered. "

9.Confucius said:"In the cold winter, I learned that the pine and cypress trees were the last to lose their leaves. "

10.Zigong asked"There is a word that can be done for life"Zi said:"Forgiveness! Do unto others as you would have them do to you. "

10.Zigong asked"Is there a word that can be followed for life?"Confucius said:"That's probably'Forgiveness (Dao).'Let's do it! Don't inflict on others what you hate. "

Zi said:"Learn and learn it, not also say (yuè) that there are friends from afar, not also happy that people do not know and are not ashamed (yùn), not also gentlemen.

Original. Mencius said to him, "Why should the king be profitable?

There is also benevolence and righteousness. The king said, 'How can we benefit our country?' The doctor said, 'How can I benefit my family'?

The Shishu people said, 'How can I benefit my body'? The upper and lower levels are levied and the country is in danger. The country of ten thousand times kills its monarch, and it will be the house of a thousand times; The country of a thousand times kills its monarch, and he will be the house of a hundred times.

Thousands of thousands, thousands of thousands, not too much. Gou shouted that he would benefit first for the sake of righteousness, and he would not take away or eat. Those who have not been benevolent and left their relatives behind, and those who have not searched and guessed without righteousness and then their monarchs.

Wang also said that benevolence and righteousness are just that, why bother with profit? (Excerpt from Mencius, Section 1).

Translations. Mencius said, "Great King!

Why bother talking about profit? Just say righteousness. The king said, 'How can I make my country good?'

The doctor said, 'How can I make my fiefdom profitable?' Ordinary people and common people said, 'How can I benefit myself?' As a result, the top and bottom compete with each other for interests, and the country is in danger!

In a country with 10,000 military chariots, the man who kills its king must be a doctor with a thousand military chariots; In a country with a thousand chariots, the one who kills its king must be a doctor with a hundred chariots. These doctors have 1,000 in a country of 10,000 world-infiltrated military vehicles, and a hundred in a country with 1,000 military vehicles, and their possession is not insignificant. However, if they put righteousness last and profit first, they will never be satisfied if they do not take the position of king.

On the other hand, those who have never preached "benevolence" have abandoned their parents, and those who have never preached righteousness have neglected the king. Therefore, the king only speaks of righteousness, so why bother to speak of profit? ”