Book 13: 《子路》 Zi Lu
《子路》 Passage 13.8
Legge Translation (1861)
The Master said of Jing, a scion of the ducal family of Wey, that he knew the economy of a family well. When he began to have means, he said: "Ha! here is a collection!"When they were a little increased, he said: "Ha! this is complete!"
When he had become rich, he said: "Ha! this is admirable!"
Word by word
- 子謂 zǐ wèi
the Master remarked about, said of
- 子 the Master, Confucius
- 謂 said of, remarked about someone
- 衛 wèi
Wey, a state in the Zhou confederation
Ames & Rosemont transliterates the state name as "Wey."
- 公子荊 gōng zǐ jīng
Gongzi Jing, prince of Wey (proper name)
- 公 duke, ruler (title element indicating noble rank)
- 子 son, prince (title for a ruler's son)
- 荊 Jing, personal name of the Wey prince
Ames & Rosemont construes 子 as part of the personal name ("Zijing") rather than the title 公子, 'prince'; Lau transliterates 荊 as "Ching."
- 善 shàn
good at, skilled in
- 居室 jū shì
household management, running a household
- 居 to dwell in, manage
- 室 house, household
- 始 shǐ
at first, in the beginning
- 有 yǒu
to have, acquire
- 曰 yuē
said
- 苟…矣 gǒu … yǐ
hedging self-assessment: just about, more or less, roughly enough
- 苟 hedging adverb: just about, roughly, well enough
- 矣 final particle marking completion or assertion
苟...矣 is Jing's stock hedge downplaying each stage of his growing prosperity; translators render it as 'it seems', 'more or less', 'that will do', or 'just about'.
- 合 hé
adequate, sufficient, fitting
皇侃 and 朱熹 gloss 合 as 聚, gathered together, the reading Legge follows with 'a collection'; the other translators take it as adequate or fitting, the sense the gloss adopts.
- 少有 shǎo yǒu
to have gained a little more, moderately increased
- 少 a little, somewhat (a slight increase)
- 有 to have, possess
- 曰 yuē
said
- 苟…矣 gǒu … yǐ
hedging self-assessment: just about, more or less, roughly enough
- 苟 hedging adverb: just about, roughly, well enough
- 矣 final particle marking completion or assertion
苟...矣 is Jing's stock hedge downplaying each stage of his growing prosperity; translators render it as 'it seems', 'more or less', 'that will do', or 'just about'.
- 完 wán
complete, fully furnished
- 富有 fù yǒu
affluent, wealthy
- 富 rich, wealthy
- 有 to have, possess
- 曰 yuē
said
- 苟…矣 gǒu … yǐ
hedging self-assessment: just about, more or less, roughly enough
- 苟 hedging adverb: just about, roughly, well enough
- 矣 final particle marking completion or assertion
苟...矣 is Jing's stock hedge downplaying each stage of his growing prosperity; translators render it as 'it seems', 'more or less', 'that will do', or 'just about'.
- 美 měi
beautiful, splendid
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