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Analects 11.8

Original Text:

颜渊死颜路请子之车以为之椁子曰才不才亦各言其子也鲤也死有棺而无椁吾不徒行以为之椁以吾从大夫之后不可徒行也

Translation:

Other Translations:

When Yan Hui died, Yan Lu, his father, requested the Master’s carriage, so that it could be used for Yan Hui’s coffin enclosure.

The Master replied, “Everyone recognizes his own son, whether he is talented or not. When Bo Yu, my own son, passed away, he had a coffin, but no enclosure. I did not go on foot in order to provide him with an enclosure. Having held rank below the ministers, it is not permissible for me to go on foot.”

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

When Yan Yuan died, [his father] Yan Lu asked the Master if he would sell his carriage in order to provide money for an outer coffin.

The Master said, Whether the sons are talented or untalented, each man speaks up for his own. But when [my son] Li died, I provided an inner coffin but no outer coffin. I follow the high officials—it would not be right for me to go on foot.

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

Analects 10.23

Original Text:

朋友之馈虽车马非祭肉不拜

Translation:

Other Translations:

When receiving a gift from a friend—even something as valuable as a cart or a horse—he did not bow unless it was a gift of sacrificial meat.

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

If a friend presented him with a gift, even though it might be a horse or carriage, he did not bow to the ground to receive it. Only in the case of sacrificial meat did he do so.

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

Analects 10.20

Original Text:

君命召不俟驾行矣

Translation:

Other Translations:

When summoned by his lord, he would set off on foot, without waiting for his horses to be hitched to the carriage.

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

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