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陽貨欲見孔子，孔子不見，歸孔子豚。孔子時其亡也，而往拜之，遇諸塗。謂孔子曰：來！予與爾言。曰：懷其寶而迷其邦，可謂仁乎？曰：不可。好從事而亟失時，可謂知乎？曰：不可。日月逝矣，歲不我與。孔子曰：諾。吾將仕矣。Yang Huo wanted Confucius to come see him, but Confucius would not, so Yang Huo sent Confucius a pig. Confucius chose a time when he was out to go and thank him, but met him on the road. Yang Huo said to Confucius: Come, I will talk with you. Can one who hides his treasure and lets his state go astray be called humane? He said: He cannot. Can one who loves to take part in affairs yet keeps missing his chances be called wise? He said: He cannot. The days and months slip by; the years do not wait for us. Confucius said: Very well. I will take office.
白Plain Chinese
阳货想让孔子来见自己，孔子不去，他便送一只小猪给孔子，孔子也趁他不在家时前往拜谢，却在路上遇见他；阳货叫孔子近前，指责有才能却任国家迷乱不能算仁，想做事却屡失时机不能算智，并催他说岁月流逝不等人。孔子答应说，好，他将要出仕。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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Connections
- Same line elsewhere
- Analects 17.20 孺悲欲見孔子，孔子辭以疾。將……
- Other books
- Cited by commentatorsThree Character Classic 2: The Beiyao commentary closes its exhortation to study with Yang Huo's words urging Confucius to take office: time does not wait for us.
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- Textual variants
- Base text reads 遇诸涂; the received text reads 遇诸途
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Close reading and checking
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见Cross-references
- 阳货欲见孔子，孔 Commentary：阳货，季氏家臣，名虎。（朱熹《论语集注》卷九·阳货第1章（底本第 231—232 页））
- 阳货欲见孔子，孔 Commentary：尝囚季桓子而专国政。（朱熹《论语集注》卷九·阳货第1章（底本第 231—232 页））
- 阳货欲见孔子，孔 Elsewhere in the Analects：孺悲欲见孔子，孔子辞以疾。（《论语》集注分章17.20（底本第 240 页））
异Textual variants
Where the base edition differs from the common text; the original follows the base edition.
| Base edition | Common text | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 遇诸涂 | 遇诸途 | 底本PDF231塗简化涂；杨本17.1途 |
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 九
“云陽貨欲見孔子者，陽貨者，季氏家臣陽虎也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 曰不可语者 | word sense | settled | 杨定阳货自问自答，朱亦把其往复话作阳货之言；孔诺仕不等于已许仕阳货，两注均有礼应对背景。 |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同以阳货归豚使孔子按礼拜门、道遇而迫劝出仕，孔子以诺将仕答而未即仕货；钱及朱均不以此认孔子肯助其乱。 |
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