一孔录子曰：非其鬼而祭之，谄也。见义不为，无勇也。Tap any sentence of the original to copy it with its source.
注Key words in the commentary
“非其所当祭之鬼”；“谄，求媚也”；“知而不为，是无勇也”。
家What other commentators say
朱熹没说两句关系；这里自读“一个做了不该做的，一个没做该做的”，已标“本片的读法，不是朱注”。
读How Yikonglu reads it
往不相干的领导家送礼；开会不吭声。
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
“云非其鬼而祭之諂也者，諂，橫求也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | same | 均戒祭非所当祭以求媚、见义而不为。杨补鬼通常指祖先及吉祭、凶奠之别，不据补说硬立相反异读。 | |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | 钱主取通指不当祭的淫祀，可包非祖考之说；朱也释非所当祭之鬼，不能误判为朱只许祖先一义。 |
核Check every citation
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 |
|---|---|---|
| “非其鬼，谓非其所当祭之鬼。谄，求媚也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 35 |
| “知而不为，是无勇也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 35 |
音Pronunciation
| Character | In the line | Read as |
|---|---|---|
| 谄 | 谄也 | chǎn |
页Pages of the base edition
Yikonglu, Analects Wei zheng (Book 2) 2.24 “非其鬼而祭之”, https://yikonglu.com/en/lunyu/wei-zheng/24.html, version 2026-11-04.Last checked: 2026-11-04. Changes are logged on theerrata page.
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