Analects 9.1
The Analects (論語), BOOK IX. TSZE HAN 子罕第九
子罕言、利、與命、與仁。
The subjects of which the Master seldom spoke were—profitableness, and also the appointments of Heaven, and perfect virtue.
James Legge (1861), Confucian Analects, The Chinese Classics vol. 1 (1861; 2nd ed. 1893) — public domain.
Character glossary
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 罕hǎnrare, scarce; surname
- 言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 與yǔand; with; to; for; to give, to grant
- 命mìnglife; destiny, fate, luck; an order, ins
- 仁rénbenevolent, humane, kind
Passages with shared wording
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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