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子夏曰：大德不逾閒，小德出入可也。Zixia said: In great matters of virtue, do not overstep the bounds; in small matters, some leeway is acceptable.
白Plain Chinese
子夏说，大的节操不能越过界限，小的细节略有出入是可以的。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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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 十
“云大德不踰閑者，大德，賢人也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | same | settled | 大德守界、小节可有出入；朱附吴氏提醒此言有弊，不将小失直接升为随意不守礼的通则。 | |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同以大小德为大小节、闲为界限。钱辨论人可略小失、自处仍须谨及唯义可有出入；朱释本立小节未尽无害并附警此言有弊。 |
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