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子夏曰：雖小道，必有可觀者焉；致遠恐泥，是以君子不為也。Zixia said: Even minor arts surely have something worth seeing; but if pursued far, one fears getting bogged down. That is why the gentleman does not pursue them.
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子夏说，即使是小的技艺学问，也一定有值得看的地方，不过恐怕会妨碍走向远大的目标，所以君子不以此为业。
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
“云子夏曰云云者，小道謂諸百家之書也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 小道 | differs | fairly sure | 钱重窥一隙执一偏之说，非将一切技艺皆无价值；朱列农圃医卜百技为小道。均认有可观而难独任致远。 |
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | same | settled | 小道技艺有可观而恐泥碍远大；朱例农圃医卜，杨小技艺较概括，非说这些技艺一无可取。 |
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