Analects 7.10
The Analects (論語), BOOK VII. SHU R 述而第七
子謂顏淵曰、用之則行、舍之則藏、惟我與爾有是夫。子路曰、子行三軍則誰與。子曰、暴虎馮河、死而無悔者、吾不與也、必也臨事而懼、好謀而成者也。
1. The Master said to Yen Yuan, "When called to office, to undertake its duties; when not so called, to lie retired;—it is only I and you who have attained to this."
2. Tsze-lu said, "If you had the conduct of the armies of a great State, whom would you have to act with you?"
3. The Master said, "I would not have him to act with me, who will unarmed attack a tiger, or cross a river without a boat, dying without any regret. My associate must be the man who proceeds to action full of solicitude, who is fond of adjusting his plans, and then carries them into execution."
Character glossary
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 謂wèito call, to say, to tell; name, title; m
- 顏yánface, facial appearance
- 淵yuānabyss, depth; to surge up, to bubble up
- 曰yuēto speak; to say
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 則zérule, law, regulation; grades
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 舍shěhouse, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to
- 藏cángto conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store
- 惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
- 我wǒI, me, my; our, us
- 與yǔand; with; to; for; to give, to grant
- 爾ěryou; that, those; final particle
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 是shìto be; indeed, right, yes; okay
- 夫fūman, husband; worker; those
- 路lùroad, path, street; journey
- 三sānthree
- 軍jūnarmy, military; soldiers, troops
- 誰shuíwho? whom? whose? anyone?
- 暴bàoviolent, brutal, tyrannical
- 虎hǔtiger; brave, fierce; surname
- 馮féngto gallop; by dint of; surname
- 河hériver, stream; the Yellow river
- 死sǐdead; death; impassable, inflexible
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 無wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 吾wúI, my, our; to resist, to impede
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 也yěalso, too
- 必bìsurely, certainly; must; will
- 臨línto draw near, to approach; to descend
- 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; acci
- 懼jùto fear, to dread
- 好hǎogood, excellent, fine; proper, suitable;
- 謀móuto plan, to scheme; strategem
- 成chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, t
Passages with shared wording
- Zhuangzi On Declining Power
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Analects 9.20
- Zhuangzi Mountain Trees
- Mencius 1B.1
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