一孔录子张学干禄。子曰：多闻阙疑，慎言其余，则寡尤；多见阙殆，慎行其余，则寡悔。言寡尤，行寡悔，禄在其中矣。Tap any sentence of the original to copy it with its source.
常The common reading
（标题问）好好做人就能升官。
注Key words in the commentary
“干，求也”；“疑者所未信，殆者所未安”；程子“尤，罪自外至者也；悔，理自内出者也”；“凡言在其中者，皆不求而自至之辞”。
家What other commentators say
程子自设疑“或疑如此亦有不得禄者”，答以“耕也馁在其中”“惟理可为者为之而已”。
读How Yikonglu reads it
孔子没有许诺，他把求官变成做人的功课。
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
“云子張學干祿者，干，求也；祿，祿位也。”……
杨伯峻《论语译注》Zhonghua Book Co. · modern, short quote
“多听，有怀疑的地方，加以保留；其余足以自信的部分，谨慎地说出，就能减少错误。”
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 阙殆 | word sense | 杨与阙疑互文，均为疑惑；朱引吕氏区分疑为所未信、殆为所未安。 |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | 疑是未信，殆是未安，尤从外至、悔由心生，均不以干禄为直接逐利。 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| “子张，孔子弟子，姓颛孙，名师。干，求也。禄，仕者之奉也；行寡之行，去声” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 31 |
| “疑者所未信，殆者所未安” | 朱注引吕氏 | page 31 |
| “尤，罪自外至者也。悔，理自内出者也” | Cheng Yi, quoted by Zhu Xi | page 32 |
| “愚谓多闻见者学之博，阙疑殆者择之精，慎言行者守之约” | Zhu Xi's own note | page 32 |
| “凡言在其中者，皆不求而自至之辞” | Zhu Xi's own note | page 32 |
| “修天爵则人爵至；子张学干禄，故告之以此，使定其心而不为利禄动” | Cheng Yi, quoted by Zhu Xi | page 32 |
| “或疑如此亦有不得禄者，孔子盖曰耕也馁在其中，惟理可为者为之而已矣（原页程子引文无“矣”；片中“耕也馁在其中矣”作孔子原话说，出《卫灵公》）” | Cheng Yi, quoted by Zhu Xi | page 32 |
音Pronunciation
| Character | In the line | Read as |
|---|---|---|
| 干 | 学干禄 | gān |
| 阙 | 阙疑、阙殆 | quē |
| 行 | 行寡悔 | xìng |
页Pages of the base edition
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