Appears in 7 chapters of the Analects, 3 taughtJi Family 季氏

Who

Designation of the Ji ministerial clan of Lu or its head; no specific head identified

Relation to Confucius

Lu ministerial clan referred to in the text; specific person not determined in this chapter

Source

The text of each chapter; identity follows Zhu Xi's commentary (Sibu beiyao edition of the Collected Commentaries on the Four Books)

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Chapters in the Analects

1. 3.1Eight rows of dancers in his courtyard

   孔子謂季氏：八佾舞於庭，是可忍也，孰不可忍也！

2. 3.6The Ji sacrifice to Mount Tai

   季氏旅於泰山。子謂冉有曰：女弗能救與？對曰：不能。子曰：嗚呼！曾謂泰山不如林放乎？

3. 6.7Offered an office, why would he flee?

   季氏使閔子騫為費宰。閔子騫曰：善為我辭焉。如有復我者，則吾必在汶上矣。

4. 11.16The Ji family was richer than the Duke of Zhou, yet Qiu…not yet taught

   季氏富於周公，而求也為之聚斂而附益之。子曰：非吾徒也。小子鳴鼓而攻之，可也。

5. 13.2Zhonggong, as steward of the Ji family, asked about governmentnot yet taught

   仲弓為季氏宰，問政。子曰：先有司，赦小過，舉賢才。曰：焉知賢才而舉之？曰：舉爾所知。爾所不知，人其舍諸？

6. 16.1The Ji family was about to attack Zhuanyunot yet taught

   季氏將伐顓臾。冉有、季路見於孔子曰：季氏將有事於顓臾。孔子曰：求！無乃爾是過與？夫顓臾，昔者先王以為東蒙主，且在邦域之中矣，是社稷之臣也。何以伐為？冉有曰：夫子欲之，吾二臣者皆不欲也。孔子曰：求！周任有言曰：陳力就列，不能者止。危而不持，顛而不扶，則將焉用彼相矣？且爾言過矣。虎兕出於柙，龜玉毀於櫝中，是誰之過與？冉有曰：今夫顓臾，固而近於費。今不取，後世必為子孫憂。孔子曰：求！君子疾夫舍曰欲之，而必為之辭。丘也聞有國有家者，不患寡而患不均，不患貧而患不安。蓋均無貧，和無寡，安無傾。夫如是，故遠人不服，則修文德以來之。既來之，則安之。今由與求也，相夫子，遠人不服而不能來也；邦分崩離析而不能守也。而謀動干戈於邦內。吾恐季孫之憂，不在顓臾，而在蕭牆之內也。

7. 18.3Duke Jing of Qi, discussing how to treat Confucius, said: I…not yet taught

   齊景公待孔子，曰：若季氏則吾不能，以季、孟之閒待之。曰：吾老矣，不能用也。孔子行。

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