一孔录The video for this chapter is still in production. For now this page gives the original text, the facsimile page, a working translation and the commentary; the full reading follows when the video is out.
子釣而不綱，弋不射宿。The Master fished with a line but not with a net; he shot birds with a corded arrow, but not birds at roost.
What this chapter says
一孔按：孔子钓鱼不用大网拦河，射鸟不射归巢的鸟。取物有节，不把事做绝；仁心在小处见。常有人问：孔子“钓而不纲，弋不射宿”，既然都要打来吃，何必讲究？上面是一孔录的回答。
Yikonglu's reading of this chapter is in Chinese for now; the English version comes with the video.
白Plain Chinese
孔子钓鱼，但不用大绳横江拦网捕鱼；用带丝绳的箭射鸟，但不射归巢夜宿的鸟。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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Close reading and checking
For readers who want to go deeper or check our work: key words in the commentary, what other commentators say, textual variants, the commentaries in their own words with facsimile pages, pronunciation and corrections. Tap a heading to open it.
常The common reading
孔子“钓而不纲，弋不射宿”，既然都要打来吃，何必讲究？
注Key words in the commentary
纲，以大绳属网，绝流而渔者也。弋，以生丝系矢而射也。宿，宿鸟。
核Zhu Xi's commentary, line by line
Zhu Xi's own words on each line of this chapter, each checked against the base-edition page. Other commentators are added when the chapter is covered. About this edition
| Line | Quoted text | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 子钓而不纲，弋不 | “纲，以大绳属网，绝流而渔者也。弋，以生丝系矢而射也。宿，宿鸟。” | page 101 |
| 子钓而不纲，弋不 | “孔子少贫贱，为养与祭，或不得已而钓弋，如猎较是也。然尽物取之，出其不意，亦不为也。此可见仁人之本心矣。待物如此，待人可知；小者如此，大者可知。” | page 101 |
家Other commentaries
Our base text is Zhu Xi's Collected Commentaries (above). Here are other commentaries side by side: for old commentaries, the first line of the sub-commentary with a link to the woodblock scan; for modern editions, one short quoted translation for comparison. The “compared with Zhu Xi” notes are written by Yikonglu, not quoted.
皇侃《论语义疏》Liang dynasty · 1750 Japanese woodblock edition · juan 四
“云子釣而不綱者，孔子之教，不得無微殺；是欲因殺止殺。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 纲 | differs | fairly sure | 钱谓大索悬多钩横流；朱谓大绳属网绝流。均以不尽取、不射宿鸟见仁心。 |
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