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子謂伯魚曰：女為周南召南矣乎？人而不為周南召南，其猶正牆面而立也與？The Master said to Boyu: Have you studied the Zhounan and Shaonan? A man who has not studied the Zhounan and Shaonan is like one standing with his face right up against a wall!
白Plain Chinese
孔子问伯鱼学过《周南》《召南》没有，说人不学这两部分诗，就像正对着墙站着，看不见，也无从向前走。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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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 · 1750 Japanese woodblock edition · juan 九
“云子謂云云者，伯魚，孔子之子也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | same | settled | 不学二南如墙面无见无行，杨明引朱说；杨另引沈括为兼乐舞，朱重修齐诗教，学习范围补充不同。 | |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同训为为学二南。墙面譬不同：钱重不能歌乡乐在人群中孤立；朱以二南修身齐家、虽近无见无行作比。 |
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