Book 13: 《子路》 Zi Lu
《子路》 Passage 13.16
Legge Translation (1861)
The Duke of She asked about government. The Master said: "Good government obtains, when those who are near are made happy, and those who are far off are attracted."Word by word
- 葉公 shè gōng
the Duke of She, Shen Zhuliang, governor of She in Chu
- 葉 She, name of a place
- 公 duke, lord; a title of nobility
葉 is read shè. 葉公 is Shen Zhuliang (沈諸梁), governor of the Chu border district of She, styled 公 as Chu prefects were; translators vary between Duke, Governor, and Lord.
- 問 wèn
to ask, inquire about
- 政 zhèng
government, governing, administration
- 子曰 zǐ yuē
the Master said
- 子 the Master, i.e. Confucius
- 曰 said, spoke
- 近 jìn
near, close by
- 者 zhě
nominalizing particle: those who, the ones who
- 說 yuè
pleased, delighted
read as 悅 (yuè) 'pleased' rather than 'to speak' (shuō).
- 遠 yuǎn
far, distant
- 者 zhě
nominalizing particle: those who, the ones who
- 來 lái
come, be drawn near (i.e., come and give allegiance)
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