一孔录The video for this chapter is still in production. For now this page gives the original text, the facsimile page, a working translation and the commentary; the full reading follows when the video is out.
子罕言利與命與仁。The Master seldom spoke of profit, but he endorsed fate and endorsed humaneness.
What this chapter says
一孔按：孔子少谈利，却赞许命、赞许仁。《论语》里“仁”说得极多，说孔子少谈仁讲不通。片里照朱熹讲成三样都少说；一孔录取“与＝许”之说。
Yikonglu's reading of this chapter is in Chinese for now; the English version comes with the video.
白Plain Chinese
利益、天命、仁，这三样孔子平时难得开口讲。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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- Disputed reading
- Yikonglu reads it as “与 = to approve of”. See our note
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Close reading and checking
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核Zhu Xi's commentary, line by line
Zhu Xi's own words on each line of this chapter, each checked against the base-edition page. Other commentators are added when the chapter is covered. About this edition
| Line | Quoted text | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 子罕言利与命与仁 | “计利则害义，命之理微，仁之道大，皆夫子所罕言也。” | page 117 |
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 五
“子，孔子也。罕者，希也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | differs | fairly sure | 句读相异：钱谓只罕言利、与为赞与命仁；朱将利命仁三项皆作所罕言，命理微仁道大非轻说。 | |
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | same | settled | 罕统利命仁三项，均不把与拆成赞许；杨以实际言语多于记载解释罕言仁，朱以道大不轻言解释。 |
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