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子張曰：執德不弘，信道不篤，焉能為有？焉能為亡？Zizhang said: One who holds to virtue but not broadly, who believes in the Way but not firmly — how can it be said he has it? How can it be said he lacks it?
白Plain Chinese
子张说，持德不宽弘，信道不坚定，这样的人有他不算有，少他也不算少。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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- 子张曰：执德不弘 Commentary：有所得而守之太狭，则德孤；有所闻而信之不笃，则道废。（朱熹《论语集注》卷十·子张第2章（底本第 253 页））
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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
“弘，大也；篤，厚也；亡，無也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 弘 | word sense | settled | 杨取强固，朱取守德太狭的反面宽弘；有无不足轻重同，不能把弘两字训作完全一致。 |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同训执为守、弘为广、笃为厚实，德狭信不笃者不足为世有无轻重；不是说人可被任意抹去。 |
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