一孔录宰我問曰：仁者，雖告之曰：井有仁焉，其從之也？子曰：何為其然也？君子可逝也，不可陷也；可欺也，不可罔也。What this chapter says
一孔按：仁者急着救人，但站在井上才救得了人；合情理的话能骗他去井边，不合理的事蒙不住他。今例：电话里说家人出事要马上转账，她挂了电话先打给家里人。常有人问“有人掉进井里，好人该不该跟着跳”，上面是一孔录的回答。
白Plain Chinese
宰我问：一个仁者，如果有人骗他说“井里掉进了人”，他也会跟着跳下去吗？孔子说：怎么会这样呢？君子可以叫他赶去救人，却不能叫他自己陷进井里；可以拿说得通的事骗他一时，却不能拿不合情理的事蒙住他。
A plain modern-Chinese rendering following Yikonglu's reading.
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常The common reading
有人掉进井里，好人该不该跟着跳？
注Key words in the commentary
刘聘君“有仁之仁当作人”，朱熹“今从之”。“从，谓随之于井而救之也”；“逝，谓使之往救。陷，谓陷之于井”；“欺，谓诳之以理之所有。罔，谓昧之以理之所无”。
说What other commentators say
朱注“宰我信道不笃，而忧为仁之陷害，故有此问”；“身在井上，乃可以救井中之人；若从之于井，则不复能救之矣……仁者虽切于救人而不私其身，然不应如此之愚也”。
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
“宰我問仁者之懷，故假斯以問也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同解可使仁者往视救人，不可愚陷井中。钱保留仁字作救人机会之解，朱直接从有仁当作人；可欺不可罔皆不以仁为愚。 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| “刘聘君曰：有仁之仁当作人。今从之……故有此问” | 朱注引刘聘君（止“当作人”）；“今从之”起朱注 | page 87 page 88 |
| “逝，谓使之往救……然不应如此之愚也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 88 |
音Pronunciation
| Character | In the line | Read as |
|---|---|---|
| 为 | 何为其然也 | wèi |
| 焉 | 井有仁焉 | yān |
| 逝 | 可逝也 | shì |
| 陷 | 不可陷也 | xiàn |
| 罔 | 不可罔也 | wǎng |
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