Book 15: 《衛靈公》 Wei Ling Gong (Duke Ling of Wey)
《衛靈公》 Passage 15.23
Legge Translation (1861)
The Master said: "The superior man does not promote a man simply on account of his words, nor does he put aside good words because of the man."Word by word
- 子曰 zǐ yuē
the Master said
- 子 master, honorific title for a teacher (here, Confucius)
- 曰 said, spoke (introduces a quotation)
- 君子 jūn zǐ
gentleman, exemplary person
- 君 lord, ruler; 君子 is literally a lord's son
- 子 son; 君子 is literally a lord's son, one of the ruling class, which the Analects makes a term of character
- 不 bù
not, negates the following predicate
- 以 yǐ
coverb: on account of, because of, based on
- 言 yán
words, what someone says
- 舉 jǔ
promote, recommend for office
- 人 rén
person, man
- 不 bù
not, negates the following predicate
most translators fuse the negation with the implicit coordination between the two clauses, rendering it as 'nor'/'neither' rather than a bare 'not'.
- 以 yǐ
coverb: on account of, because of, based on
- 人 rén
person, man, the one who spoke
- 廢 fèi
discard, reject, dismiss, disregard
- 言 yán
words, what was said
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