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子路曰：君子尚勇乎？子曰：君子義以為上。君子有勇而無義為亂，小人有勇而無義為盜。Zilu said: Does the gentleman esteem courage? The Master said: The gentleman holds what is right as highest. A gentleman with courage but without rightness makes trouble; a petty man with courage but without rightness becomes a robber.
白Plain Chinese
子路问君子是否崇尚勇，孔子说，君子把义放在首位，身居上位者有勇无义就会作乱，在下者有勇无义就会做盗贼。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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Connections
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- Analects 15.17 君子義以為質，禮以行之，孫以……
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Close reading and checking
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见Cross-references
- 子曰：君子义以为 Commentary：尹氏曰：义以为尚，则其勇也大矣。（朱熹《论语集注》卷九·阳货第23章（底本第 242—243 页））
- 子曰：君子义以为 Elsewhere in the Analects：子曰：君子义以为质，礼以行之，孙以出之，信以成之。（《论语》集注分章15.17（底本第 214 页））
- 君子有勇而无义为 Commentary：君子为乱，小人为盗，皆以位而言者也。（朱熹《论语集注》卷九·阳货第23章（底本第 242—243 页））
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
“子路曰云云者，子路人常尚勇。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | same | settled | 义高于勇，无义有勇上乱下盗；朱君子小人以位言，杨释尚同上，不作勇敢本身即恶。 | |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同以勇须义为上，无义在有位者成乱、在民成盗；钱辨前句君子为德称后君小人为位称，朱亦注明后段以位言。 |
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