Confucian Analects · Analects 18.1
1. The Viscount of Wei withdrew from the court. The Viscount of Chi became a slave to Chau. Pi-kan remonstrated with him and died. 2. Confucius said, 'The Yin dynasty possessed these three men of virtue.'
Chinese · source text【第一章】【一節】微子去之、箕子為之奴、比干諫而死。【二節】孔子曰、殷有三仁焉。
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Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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