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師冕見，及階，子曰：階也。及席，子曰：席也。皆坐，子告之曰：某在斯，某在斯。師冕出。子張問曰：與師言之道與？子曰：然。固相師之道也。Music Master Mian came to see the Master. When he reached the steps, the Master said: Here are the steps. When he reached the mat, the Master said: Here is your mat. When all were seated, the Master told him: So-and-so is here; so-and-so is here. When Music Master Mian had left, Zizhang asked: Is that the way to speak with a music master? The Master said: Yes. That is indeed the way to assist a music master.
What this chapter says
一孔按：乐师冕来见，到台阶孔子说是台阶，到席位说是席位，坐下后逐一告诉他某人在这里。子张问这是与乐师说话之道吗，孔子说是的，本来就该这样帮助盲人。圣人的仁就在这几句小声提醒里。常有人问“乐师冕来见，孔子怎样招待一位看不见的乐师”，上面是一孔录的回答。
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白Plain Chinese
盲乐师冕来见孔子，到台阶、席边，孔子都分别告诉他，坐定后又一一告诉他谁坐在哪里；师冕出去后，子张问，这就是与乐师说话的道理吗，孔子说，是的，这本来就是帮助盲乐师的办法。
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
乐师冕来见，孔子怎样招待一位看不见的乐师？
注Key words in the commentary
师，乐师，瞽者。冕，名。再言某在斯，历举在坐之人以诏之。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 皆坐，子告之曰： | “师，乐师，瞽者。冕，名。再言某在斯，历举在坐之人以诏之。” | page 219—220 |
| 皆坐，子告之曰： | “圣门学者，于夫子之一言一动，无不存心省察如此。” | page 219—220 |
| 固相师之道也。 | “相，助也。古者瞽必有相，其道如此。盖圣人于此，非作意而为之，但尽其道而已。” | page 220 |
| 固相师之道也。 | “圣人处己为人，其心一致，无不尽其诚故也。有志于学者，求圣人之心，于斯亦可见矣。” | page 220 |
| 固相师之道也。 | “圣人不侮鳏寡，不虐无告，可见于此。推之天下，无一物不得其所矣。” | page 220 |
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
“云師冕見者，師冕，魯之樂師也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同以师冕是盲乐师、告阶席与在座人是辅助其行处之礼；孔子动言处处尊敬，不是多此一举地卖弄关怀。 |
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