Appears in 4 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtYu 禹

Who

Former king of the Xia dynasty

Relation to Confucius

Historical figure quoted or commented on

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. 8.18How lofty! Shun and Yu possessed the realm, yet did not make it…not yet taught

   子曰：巍巍乎！舜禹之有天下也，而不與焉。

2. 8.21In Yu I find no fault. He ate and drank simply, yet was utterly…not yet taught

   子曰：禹，吾無間然矣。菲飲食，而致孝乎鬼神；惡衣服，而致美乎黻冕；卑宮室，而盡力乎溝洫。禹，吾無間然矣。

3. 14.6Nangong Kuo asked Confucius: Yi was a fine archer and Ao could…not yet taught

   南宮适問於孔子曰：羿善射，奡盪舟，俱不得其死然；禹稷躬稼，而有天下。夫子不答，南宮适出。子曰：君子哉若人！尚德哉若人！

4. 20.1Ah, you, Shun! The succession ordained by Heaven rests in your…not yet taught

   堯曰：諮！爾舜！天之歷數在爾躬。允執其中。四海困窮，天祿永終。舜亦以命禹。曰：予小子履，敢用玄牡，敢昭告於皇皇后帝：有罪不敢赦。帝臣不蔽，簡在帝心。朕躬有罪，無以萬方；萬方有罪，罪在朕躬。周有大賚，善人是富。雖有周親，不如仁人。百姓有過，在予一人。謹權量，審法度，修廢官，四方之政行焉。興滅國，繼絕世，舉逸民，天下之民歸心焉。所重：民、食、喪、祭。寬則得眾，信則民任焉，敏則有功，公則說。

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