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曾子曰：吾聞諸夫子：孟莊子之孝也，其他可能也；其不改父之臣，與父之政，是難能也。Zengzi said: I have heard from the Master: As for the filial piety of Meng Zhuangzi, the rest of it others could manage; but his not changing his father's ministers or his father's policies — that is hard to manage.
白Plain Chinese
曾子说，听老师讲过，孟庄子的其他孝行或许可以做到，但他不改变父亲任用的臣子和父亲实行的政事，这一点最难做到。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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Close reading and checking
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见Cross-references
- 曾子曰：吾闻诸夫 Commentary：孟庄子，鲁大夫，名速。（朱熹《论语集注》卷十·子张第18章（底本第 258—259 页））
- 曾子曰：吾闻诸夫 Commentary：献子有贤德，而庄子能用其臣，守其政。（朱熹《论语集注》卷十·子张第18章（底本第 258—259 页））
- 曾子曰：吾闻诸夫 Elsewhere in the Analects：曾子曰：吾闻诸夫子：人未有自致者也，必也亲丧乎！（《论语》集注分章19.17（底本第 258 页））
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 十
“云曾子曰云云者，人子為孝皆以愛敬為體。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | same | settled | 孟庄子守父贤臣善政尤难；朱父有贤德是可守前提，杨联系三年无改，非不辨善恶一概不改。 | |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同以孟庄子不改贤父臣政为难得之孝，前提父献子有德政可守；不把任何父道都必须不改作无条件命令。 |
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