Book 6: 《雍也》 Yong Ye (As for Yong)
《雍也》 Passage 6.8
季康子問：「仲由可使從政也與？」子曰：「由也果，於從政乎何有？」曰：「賜也，可使從政也與？」曰：「賜也達，於從政乎何有？」曰：「求也，可使從政也與？」曰：「求也藝，於從政乎何有？」
Legge Translation (1861)
Ji Kang asked about Zhongyou, whether he was fit to be employed as an officer of government. The Master said: "Yu is a man of decision; what difficulty would he find in being an officer of government?"Kang asked: "Is Ci fit to be employed as an officer of government?" and was answered: "Ci is a man of intelligence; what difficulty would he find in being an officer of government?"
And to the same question about Qiu the Master gave the same reply, saying: "Qiu is a man of various ability."
Discussion
No one has started on this passage yet.
Start the discussion in r/analects