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子夏之門人問交於子張。子張曰：子夏云何？對曰：子夏曰：可者與之，其不可者拒之。子張曰：異乎吾所聞：君子尊賢而容眾，嘉善而矜不能。我之大賢與，於人何所不容？我之不賢與，人將拒我，如之何其拒人也？Zixia's disciples asked Zizhang about making friends. Zizhang said: What does Zixia say? They replied: Zixia says, 'Associate with those who are suitable; reject those who are not.' Zizhang said: That is different from what I have heard. The gentleman honors the worthy and embraces the many; he praises the good and pities those who lack ability. If I am greatly worthy, whom could I not embrace? If I am not worthy, others will reject me — how could I reject others?
白Plain Chinese
子夏的学生向子张问交友，转述子夏“可交者交，不可交者拒”的话，子张说，自己听到的不同，君子尊敬贤人而容纳众人，嘉奖善者而体谅能力不足者。自己若很贤，何人不能容纳，自己若不贤，别人将拒绝自己，又如何拒绝别人。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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皇侃《论语义疏》Liang dynasty · 1750 Japanese woodblock edition · juan 十
“此以下是第三子夏語，自有十一章。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 交友 | word sense | fairly sure | 子张宽容之译相同，朱再指出子夏过狭、子张亦过高，有大故损友当绝远；杨无明注作此双方批评。 |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同对子张宽容与子夏可拒之交友说作区别，钱不将子夏话无上下文断为拒尽世人，朱明确评夏迫狭而张又有过高之病。 |
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