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阳货第十七 · chapter 24 · not yet coveredDoes the gentleman also have things he hates?

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子貢曰:君子亦有惡乎?子曰:有惡:惡稱人之惡者,惡居下流而訕上者,惡勇而無禮者,惡果敢而窒者。曰:賜也亦有惡乎?惡徼以為知者,惡不孫以為勇者,惡訐以為直者。
Text: Zhu Xi's Collected Commentaries on the Analects (Sibu Beiyao edition), page 243 of the base edition.

Zigong said: Does the gentleman also have things he hates? The Master said: He does. He hates those who speak of others' faults; he hates those in low places who slander those above; he hates the brave who lack ritual; he hates the bold who are obstinate. He said: Ci, do you also have things you hate? I hate those who take prying for wisdom, those who take insolence for courage, and those who take exposing others for honesty.

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白Plain Chinese

子贡问君子是否也有厌恶的人,孔子说有,厌恶宣扬别人坏处的人、在下毁谤在上的人、有勇无礼的人、果断却闭塞不通的人,又问子贡厌恶什么。子贡说,厌恶把窥察别人的私事当作聪明、把不谦逊当勇敢、把揭人隐私当正直的人。

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  • 子曰:有恶:恶称 Commentary:称人恶,则无仁厚之意。(朱熹《论语集注》卷九·阳货第24章(底本第 243 页))
  • 子曰:有恶:恶称 Commentary:下讪上,则无忠敬之心。(朱熹《论语集注》卷九·阳货第24章(底本第 243 页))

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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

“云子貢問云云者,惡,謂憎疾也。”……

woodblock scan vol. 5 p. 21About this edition

杨伯峻《论语译注》Zhonghua Book Co. · modern, short quote

“有憎恨的事:憎恨一味传播别人的坏处的人,…”

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钱穆《论语新解》modern, short quote

“君子亦对人有厌恶吗?”

About this edition

Compared with Zhu Xi

CommentaryPointRelationConfidenceNote
杨伯峻《论语译注》下流word sensesettled杨删流字为衍文,朱留正文而释下讪上;徼为智、讦为直之伪均可恶,不是反对揭一切过失。
钱穆《论语新解》samefairly sure同以称恶、讪上、勇无礼、果而窒为所恶;子贡的徼知、不逊作勇、讦作直亦是似德害真,恶人不离义理。

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