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.
子曰：吾之於人也，誰毀誰譽？如有所譽者，其有所試矣。斯民也，三代之所以直道而行也。The Master said: In my dealings with people, whom have I disparaged, whom have I praised? If there is someone I have praised, it is because he has been tested. These people are the same people by whom the Three Dynasties walked the straight Way.
What this chapter says
一孔按：我对人，毁过谁、誉过谁？若有所誉，一定是试验过的。毁是损人之真，誉是过人之实；孔子只在有所验证时才称许，因为三代之民本是直道而行的。常有人问：孔子说“吾之于人也，谁毁谁誉”，他为什么不轻易夸人？上面是一孔录的回答。
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白Plain Chinese
孔子说，我对人，哪里有过分贬损或夸奖，若有所称赞，必是经过检验的；眼前这些百姓，也就是夏商周凭正道治理的百姓，我怎能歪曲他们的是非实情。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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Close reading and checking
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常The common reading
孔子说“吾之于人也，谁毁谁誉”，他为什么不轻易夸人？
注Key words in the commentary
毁者，称人之恶而损其真。誉者，扬人之善而过其实。夫子无是也。然或有所誉者，则必尝有以试之，而知其将然矣。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 如有所誉者，其有 | “毁者，称人之恶而损其真。誉者，扬人之善而过其实。夫子无是也。然或有所誉者，则必尝有以试之，而知其将然矣。圣人善善之速，而无所苟如此。若其恶恶，则已缓矣。” | page 215 |
| 斯民也，三代之所 | “斯民者，今此之人也。三代，夏、商、周也。直道，无私曲也。” | page 215 |
| 斯民也，三代之所 | “此必有为而言。盖虽细故，而时变之大者可知矣。” | page 216 |
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 八
“云子曰云云者，孔子言我之於世平等如一，無有憎愛毀譽之心。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 毁誉 | differs | fairly sure | 钱主于人不加毁、誉须经试且直道自行民间；朱训毁誉为损真过实，孔子无不实毁誉。均不许无据褒贬。 |
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