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Wei zheng (Book 2) · chapter 6孟武伯问孝

孟武伯问孝。子曰:父母唯其疾之忧。
Source text and commentary from Zhu Xi, Lunyu jizhu (Sibu beiyao printing).

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注Key words in the commentary

朱熹“父母爱子之心……唯恐其有疾病”,子女当以父母之心为心而守身。

家What other commentators say

朱熹并记旧说“使父母不以其陷于不义为忧,而独以其疾为忧”

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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

“云孟武伯問孝者,孟武伯懿子之子也。”……

woodblock scan p. 69About this edition

杨伯峻《论语译注》Zhonghua Book Co. · modern, short quote

“做爹娘的只是为孝子的疾病发愁。”

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钱穆《论语新解》modern, short quote

“让你的父母只忧虑你的疾病。”

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Compared with Zhu Xi

CommentaryPointRelationNote
杨伯峻《论语译注》主取不同word sense杨取孝子谨慎持身,使父母仅忧其疾;朱先取体会父母忧疾之心,另收杨所取旧说为亦通。
钱穆《论语新解》主取不同word sense钱取使父母仅忧其疾,与朱所兼收的旧说一致,区别于朱先述父母忧子而子体其心。

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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 textSourcePage
“武伯,懿子之子,名彘;言父母爱子之心,无所不至,唯恐其有疾病,常以为忧也;人子体此,而以父母之心为心,则凡所以守其身者,自不容于不谨矣”Zhu Xi's commentarypage 27
“旧说,人子能使父母不以其陷于不义为忧,而独以其疾为忧,乃可谓孝,亦通”Zhu Xi's commentarypage 27

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