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Pa Yih / 19

定公问君使臣，臣事君，如之何。孔子对曰，君使臣以礼，臣事君以忠。

Modern Chinese Guide

鲁定公问：君主使唤臣子，臣子侍奉君主，应该怎样做呢？孔子回答说：君主应当依照礼来使唤臣子，臣子应当用忠心来侍奉君主。

James Legge Translation

The Duke Ting asked how a prince should employ his ministers, and how ministers should serve their prince. Confucius replied, "A prince should employ his minister according to the rules of propriety; ministers should serve their prince with faithfulness."

Notes and themes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本。
  • 中文由繁体转为简体，后续白话解释需逐章审校。
  • 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。
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