Book 14: 《憲問》 Xian Wen (Xian Asked)
《憲問》 Passage 14.5
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！」
Legge Translation (1861)
Nan Rong asked Confucius, saying: "Yi was a famous archer, and Ao could move a boat on land, but neither of them died a natural death. Yu and Ji, on the other hand, personally wrought as the husbandmen of their people, and their families got the empire."The Master made no reply; but when Nan Rong had gone out, he said: "A superior man indeed is this! An esteemer of virtue indeed is this!"
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