一孔录子贡问君子。子曰：先行其言，而后从之。Tap any sentence of the original to copy it with its source.
注Key words in the commentary
周孚先“行之于未言之前……言之于既行之后”；范祖禹“子贡之患，非言之艰而行之艰”。
读How Yikonglu reads it
话还要说，只是放在后面。
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 · Zhibuzu Zhai edition · juan 一
“云子貢問君子者，問施何德行而可謂為君子乎？”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | same | 均先实行后发言，所行足以副言。 | |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | 行在言先，言随后；钱不取言在先而再勉从之。 |
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Every commentary line quoted in the video: the original wording, who said it, and the page in the base edition. “Paraphrase” marks our summary, not the commentator's words. About this edition
| Quoted text | Source | Page |
|---|---|---|
| “先行其言者，行之于未言之前；而后从之者，言之于既行之后” | 朱注引周氏 | page 30 |
| “子贡之患，非言之艰而行之艰，故告之以此” | Fan Zuyu, quoted by Zhu Xi | page 30 |
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Yikonglu, Analects Wei zheng (Book 2) 2.13 “先行其言”, https://yikonglu.com/en/lunyu/wei-zheng/13.html, version 2026-11-04.Last checked: 2026-11-04. Changes are logged on theerrata page.
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