一孔录哀公问曰：何为则民服？孔子对曰：举直错诸枉，则民服；举枉错诸直，则民不服。Tap any sentence of the original to copy it with its source.
注Key words in the commentary
“错，舍置也”；“凡君问，皆称孔子对曰者，尊君也”。
家What other commentators say
程子“举错得宜，则人心服”；谢良佐“好直而恶枉，天下之至情也……然或无道以照之，则以直为枉、以枉为直者多矣”。
读How Yikonglu reads it
难的是看清谁是直的；放到今天：提拔报喜的人。
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
“云哀公問曰何為則民服者，哀公失德，民不服從而公患之，故問孔子求民服之法也。”……
杨伯峻《论语译注》Zhonghua Book Co. · modern, short quote
“把正直的人提拔出来，放在邪曲的人之上，百姓就服从了；若是把邪曲的人提拔出来，放在正直的人之上，百姓就会不服从。”
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 错诸枉 | word sense | 杨取放置于枉者之上，诸为之于；朱训错为舍置、诸为众。 |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | 钱同样不取废置枉者，而取将正直者置于枉者之上；朱训诸为众。 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| “哀公，鲁君，名蒋。凡君问，皆称孔子对曰者，尊君也。错，舍置也。诸，众也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 32 |
| “举错得宜，则人心服” | Cheng Yi, quoted by Zhu Xi | page 32 |
| “好直而恶枉，天下之至情也。顺之则服，逆之则去，必然之理也” | Xie Liangzuo, quoted by Zhu Xi | page 32 |
| “然或无道以照之，则以直为枉，以枉为直者多矣，是以君子大居敬而贵穷理也” | Xie Liangzuo, quoted by Zhu Xi | page 32 |
音Pronunciation
| Character | In the line | Read as |
|---|---|---|
| 错 | 举直错诸枉 | cuò |
页Pages of the base edition
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