BOOK XIII. TSZE-LU.

【第一章】【一節】子路問政。子曰、先之、勞之。【二節】請益。曰、無 倦。 【第二章】【一節】仲弓為李氏 CHAP. I. 1. Tsze-lu asked about government. The Master said, 'Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.' 2. He requested further instruction, and was answered, 'Be not weary (in these things).' CHAP. II. 1. Chung-kung, being chief minister to the Head of the Chi family, asked about government. The Master said, 'Employ

宰、問政。子曰、先有司、赦小過、舉賢才。【二節】曰、焉知賢才而舉之。 曰、舉爾所知、爾所不知、人其舍諸。 【第三章】【一節】子路曰、衛君待子而為政、子將奚先。【二節】子曰、 必也、正名乎。【三節】子路曰、有是哉、子之迂也、奚其正。【四節】子 曰、野哉、由也、君子於其所不知、蓋闕如也。【五節】名不 first the services of your various officers, pardon small faults, and raise to office men of virtue and talents.' 2. Chung-kung said, 'How shall I know the men of virtue and talent, so that I may raise them to office?' He was answered, 'Raise to office those whom you know. As to those whom you do not know, will others neglect them?' CHAP. III. 1. Tsze-lu said, 'The ruler of Wei has been waiting for you, in order with you to administer the government. What will you consider the first thing to be done?' 2. The Master replied, 'What is necessary is to rectify names.' 3. 'So, indeed!' said Tsze-lu. 'You are wide of the mark! Why must there be such rectification?' 4. The Master said, 'How uncultivated you are, Yu! A superior man, in regard to what he does not know, shows a cautious reserve. 5. 'If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with

正、則言不順、言不順、則事不成。【六節】事不成、則禮樂不興、禮樂不 興、則刑罰不中、刑罰不中、則民無所措手足。【七節】故君子名之必可言 也、言之必可行也、君子於其言、無所茍而已矣。 【第四章】【一節】樊遲請學稼。子曰、吾不如老農。請學為圃。曰、 the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. 6. 'When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot. 7. 'Therefore a superior man considers it necessary that the names he uses may be spoken appropriately, and also that what he speaks may be carried out appropriately. What the superior man requires, is just that in his words there may be nothing incorrect.' CHAP. IV. 1. Fan Ch'ih requested to be taught husbandry. The Master said, 'I am not so good for that as an old husbandman.' He

吾不如老圃。【二節】樊遲出。子曰、小人哉、樊須也。【三節】上好禮、 則民莫敢不敬、上好義、則民莫敢不服、上好信、則民莫敢不用情、夫如是、 則四方之民、襁負其子而至矣、焉用稼。 【第五章】子曰、誦詩三百、授之以政、不達、使於四方、不能專對、雖多、 亦奚以為。 requested also to be taught gardening, and was answered, 'I am not so good for that as an old gardener.' 2. Fan Ch'ih having gone out, the Master said, 'A small man, indeed, is Fan Hsu! 3. If a superior love propriety, the people will not dare not to be reverent. If he love righteousness, the people will not dare not to submit to his example. If he love good faith, the people will not dare not to be sincere. Now, when these things obtain, the people from all quarters will come to him, bearing their children on their backs;-- what need has he of a knowledge of husbandry?' CHAP. V. The Master said, 'Though a man may be able to recite the three hundred odes, yet if, when intrusted with a governmental charge, he knows not how to act, or if, when sent to any quarter on a mission, he cannot give his replies unassisted, notwithstanding the extent of his learning, of what practical use is it?'

【第六章】子曰、其身正、不令而行、其身不正、雖令不從。 【第七章】子曰、魯衛之政、兄弟也。 【第八章】子謂衛公子荊善居室、始有、曰、苟合矣、少有、曰、苟完矣、 富有、曰、苟美矣。 【第九章】【一節】子適衛、冉有僕。【二節】子曰、庶矣哉。【三節】冉 有曰、既庶矣、 CHAP. VI. The Master said, 'When a prince's personal conduct is correct, his government is effective without the issuing of orders. If his personal conduct is not correct, he may issue orders, but they will not be followed.' CHAP. VII. The Master said, 'The governments of Lu and Wei are brothers.' CHAP. VIII. The Master said of Ching, a scion of the ducal family of Wei, that he knew the economy of a family well. When he began to have means, he said, 'Ha! here is a collection!' When they were a little increased, he said, 'Ha! this is complete!' When he had become rich, he said, 'Ha! this is admirable!' CHAP. IX. 1. When the Master went to Wei, Zan Yu acted as driver of his carriage. 2. The Master observed, 'How numerous are the people!' 3. Yu said, 'Since they are thus numerous, what more shall be done for them?' 'Enrich them,' was the reply.

又何加焉。曰、富之。【四節】曰、既富矣、又何加焉。曰、教之。 【第十章】子曰、苟有用我者、（上其下月, ji1）月而已可也、三年有成。 子曰、善人為邦百年、亦可以媵殘去殺矣、誠哉是言也。 【十二章】子曰、如有王者、必世而後仁。 4. 'And when they have been enriched, what more shall be done?' The Master said, 'Teach them.' CHAP. X. The Master said, 'If there were (any of the princes) who would employ me, in the course of twelve months, I should have done something considerable. In three years, the government would be perfected.' CHAP. XI. The Master said, '"If good men were to govern a country in succession for a hundred years, they would be able to transform the violently bad, and dispense with capital punishments." True indeed is this saying!' CHAP. XII. The Master said, 'If a truly royal ruler were to arise, it would still require a generation, and then virtue would prevail.'

【十三章】子曰、苟正其身矣、於從政乎何有、不能正其身、如正人何。 【十四章】冉子退朝、子曰、何晏也。對曰、有政。子曰、其事也、如有政、 雖不吾 以、吾其與聞之。 【十五章】【一節】定公問一言而可以興邦、有諸。孔子對曰、言不可以若 是其 CHAP. XIII. The Master said, 'If a minister make his own conduct correct, what difficulty will he have in assisting in government? If he cannot rectify himself, what has he to do with rectifying others?' CHAP. XIV. The disciple Zan returning from the court, the Master said to him, 'How are you so late?' He replied, 'We had government business.' The Master said, 'It must have been family affairs. If there had been government business, though I am not now in office,