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子言卫灵公之无道也。康子曰，夫如是，奚而不丧。孔子曰，仲叔圉治宾客，祝𬶍治宗庙，王孙贾治军旅。夫如是，奚其丧。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子谈到卫灵公的昏庸无道。康子说：既然这样，为什么他没有败亡呢？孔子说：他有仲叔圉负责接待宾客，祝鮀负责管理宗庙祭祀，王孙贾负责统率军队。既然这样，怎么会败亡呢？

James Legge Translation

1. The Master was speaking about the unprincipled course of the duke Ling of Wei, when Ch'i K'ang said, "Since he is of such a character, how is it he does not lose his State?" 2. Confucius said, "The Chung-shu Yu has the superintendence of his guests and of strangers; the litanist, T'o, has the management

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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