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楚狂接輿歌而過孔子曰：鳳兮！鳳兮！何德之衰？往者不可諫，來者猶可追。已而，已而！今之從政者殆而！孔子下，欲與之言。趨而辟之，不得與之言。Jieyu, the madman of Chu, passed Confucius singing: Phoenix! Phoenix! How your virtue has declined! What is past cannot be corrected; what is to come can still be pursued. Give it up, give it up! Those who govern today are in peril! Confucius got down, wanting to speak with him, but he hurried away to avoid him, and Confucius could not speak with him.
白Plain Chinese
楚国隐者接舆经过孔子的车旁唱歌，以凤凰比孔子，叹他德衰，说过去的事已无法挽回，未来的还来得及，劝他停止奔走，因为如今从政很危险。孔子下车想与他谈话，他却快步避开，使孔子未能同他说话。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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皇侃《论语义疏》Liang dynasty · 1750 Japanese woodblock edition · juan 九
“云楚狂者，楚地人也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | differs | fairly sure | 接舆名义钱主因迎孔车歌而得称、姓名失传；朱仅称楚人隐者。均以凤喻孔子、劝见乱可隐，而孔子欲言未获。 | |
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 接舆 | word sense | fairly sure | 杨取接孔子车之事称而非姓名，朱作楚佯狂隐者；凤喻孔、劝及今隐去、拒交谈相合。 |
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