Analects 3.10

Original Text:

子曰禘自既灌而往者吾不欲观之矣

Translation:

Other Translations:

The Master said, “As for that part of the di sacrifice that comes after the pouring of the ceremonial libation, I have no desire to witness it.”

Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.

The Master said, As for all that comes after the libation to the spirits in the ancestral sacrifice – I have no wish to see it.

Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.

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