子曰:齊一變,至於魯;魯一變,至於道。What this chapter says
一孔按:强弱看的是眼前,离道远近看的是风俗底子;鲁只要把荒废的修起来,齐得先改掉图功利的习气。今例:门口喇叭喊打折排长队,对面老店不吆喝、称秤一两不少。常有人问“齐强鲁弱,为什么是齐要追鲁”,上面是一孔录的回答。
白Plain Chinese
孔子说:齐国一经变革,可以达到鲁国这样;鲁国一经变革,就可以合于先王之道了。
A plain modern-Chinese rendering following Yikonglu's reading.
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常The common reading
齐强鲁弱,为什么是齐要追鲁?
注Key words in the commentary
“道,则先王之道也。言二国之政俗有美恶,故其变而之道有难易。”
说What other commentators say
朱注“齐俗急功利,喜夸诈,乃霸政之余习。鲁则重礼教,崇信义,犹有先王之遗风”;程子“鲁犹存周公之法制……齐由桓公之霸,为从简尚功之治”;愚谓“惟夫子为能变之而不得试”。
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 三
“營丘之地為齊國,周封於太公。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同由齐尚功利夸诈、鲁尚礼信之俗辨变道难易,齐须先至鲁而鲁修废可至道;均不是依强弱论国之优劣。 |
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Every commentary line quoted in the video: the original wording, who said it, and the page in the base edition. “Paraphrase” marks our summary, not the commentator's words. About this edition
| Quoted text | Source | Page |
|---|---|---|
| “孔子之时……故其变而之道有难易” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 86 page 87 |
| “程子曰:夫子之时……至于先王之道也。愚谓……亦略可见矣” | 朱注引程子;朱注 | page 87 |
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