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Pa Yih · 17

子zǐ贡gòng欲yù去qù吿gù朔shuò之zhī饩xì羊yáng。子zǐ曰yuē，赐cì也yě，尔ěr爱ài其qí羊yáng，我wǒ爱ài其qí礼lǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

子贡想把每月初一告朔之礼所用的那只活羊省去。孔子说：赐啊，你舍不得那只羊，我却舍不得那种礼。

James Legge Translation

1. Tsze-kung wished to do away with the offering of a sheep connected with the inauguration of the first day of each month. 2. The Master said, "Ts'ze, you love the sheep; I love the ceremony."

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
  • 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
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