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.
子曰：出則事公卿，入則事父兄，喪事不敢不勉，不為酒困，何有於我哉？The Master said: Abroad, serving dukes and ministers; at home, serving father and elder brothers; in mourning, never daring not to do my utmost; never being overcome by wine — which of these is in me?
What this chapter says
一孔按：出外事奉公卿，在家事奉父兄，丧事尽力，不被酒困，孔子说这几样我做到了哪样。事越平常，越见他不敢自满。常有人问：“出则事公卿，入则事父兄”都是平常事，孔子为什么说自己未做到？上面是一孔录的回答。
Yikonglu's reading of this chapter is in Chinese for now; the English version comes with the video.
白Plain Chinese
孔子说：在外事奉公卿，在家事奉父兄，办丧事不敢不尽力，不被酒弄得昏乱，这几件事我做到了哪一样呢？
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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常The common reading
“出则事公卿，入则事父兄”都是平常事，孔子为什么说自己未做到？
注Key words in the commentary
说见第七篇。然此则其事愈卑，而意愈切矣。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 子曰：出则事公卿 | “说见第七篇。然此则其事愈卑，而意愈切矣。” | page 124 |
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
“公，君也。卿，長也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 何有 | differs | fairly sure | 钱解此日常事于我无难，朱承前篇何有于我为谦辞；均以卑近日用为学者反省处。 |
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