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：古之學者為己，今之學者為人。The Master said: In ancient times, people learned for their own sake; nowadays, people learn for the sake of others.
What this chapter says
一孔按：古之学者为己，今之学者为人。为己是要得之于己，最终成物；为人是要被人知道，最终丧己。常有人问：“古之学者为己，今之学者为人”，为人听着无私，孔子为什么不赞成？上面是一孔录的回答。
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白Plain Chinese
孔子说，古人学习为了使自己真正有所得，如今的人学习却为了让别人知道自己。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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Close reading and checking
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常The common reading
“古之学者为己，今之学者为人”，为人听着无私，孔子为什么不赞成？
注Key words in the commentary
圣贤论学者用心得失之际，其说多矣，然未有如此言之切而要者。于此明辨而日省之，则庶乎其不昧于所从矣。
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：古之学者为 | “古之学者为己，其终至于成物；今之学者为人，其终至于丧己。” | page 197—198 |
| 子曰：古之学者为 | “圣贤论学者用心得失之际，其说多矣，然未有如此言之切而要者。于此明辨而日省之，则庶乎其不昧于所从矣。” | page 197—198 |
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 七
“明今古有異也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 为人 | differs | fairly sure | 钱取言语政事文学之用、可为人但须为己立本；朱取求见知于人，批评外求名誉。钱不以利己私心解为己。 |
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