一孔录The video for this chapter is still in production. For now this page gives the original text, the facsimile page, a working translation and the commentary; the full reading follows when the video is out.
子曰：論篤是與，君子者乎？色莊者乎？The Master said: Approving of someone because his talk is earnest — is he a true gentleman, or only grave in appearance?
What this chapter says
一孔按：只因为一个人说话笃实就称许他，那他是君子，还是只是脸上装得庄重？不能凭言貌取人。常有人问：“论笃是与”，只因说话实在就称许一个人，不就够了吗？上面是一孔录的回答。
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白Plain Chinese
孔子说，只因一个人的言论笃实就赞许他，那么他究竟是真君子，还是只有庄重的外表呢？
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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Close reading and checking
For readers who want to go deeper or check our work: key words in the commentary, what other commentators say, textual variants, the commentaries in their own words with facsimile pages, pronunciation and corrections. Tap a heading to open it.
常The common reading
“论笃是与”，只因说话实在就称许一个人，不就够了吗？
注Key words in the commentary
与，如字。言但以其言论笃实而与之，则未知其为君子者乎？为色庄者乎？言不可以言貌取人也。
核Zhu Xi's commentary, line by line
Zhu Xi's own words on each line of this chapter, each checked against the base-edition page. Other commentators are added when the chapter is covered. About this edition
| Line | Quoted text | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 子曰：论笃是与， | “与，如字。言但以其言论笃实而与之，则未知其为君子者乎？为色庄者乎？言不可以言貌取人也。” | page 149 |
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 · 1750 Japanese woodblock edition · juan 六
“云論篤是與者，論篤者，是言語辨善，故優無惡可擇也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同认为只凭笃实言论、庄严外貌许人，不能知真君子还是色庄。钱与训许，朱标如字而大意亦作与之，皆反对言貌取人。 |
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