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Heang Tang · 15

朋péng友yǒu死sǐ，无wú所suǒ归guī，曰yuē，于yú我wǒ殡bìn。朋péng友yǒu之zhī馈kuì，虽suī车jū马mǎ，非fēi祭jì肉ròu不bú拜bài。

Modern Chinese Guide

朋友死了，没有亲属来料理归葬，孔子说：丧事由我来负责操办。对于朋友的馈赠，即使是车马这样贵重的东西，只要不是祭祀用过的肉，孔子接受时也不行拜礼。

James Legge Translation

1. When any of his friends died, if he had no relations who could be depended on for the necessary offices, he would say, "I will bury him." 2. When a friend sent him a present, though it might be a carriage and horses, he did not bow. 3. The only present for which he bowed was that of the flesh of sacrifice.

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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