Confucian Analects · Analects 18.7
1. Tsze-lu, following the Master, happened to fall behind, when he met an old man, carrying across his shoulder on a staff a basket for weeds. Tsze-lu said to him, 'Have you seen my master, sir!' The old man replied, 'Your four limbs are unaccustomed to toil; you cannot distinguish the five kinds of grain:-- who is your master?' With this, he planted his staff in the ground, and proceeded to weed. 2. Tsze-lu joined his hands across his breast, and stood before him. 3. The old man kept Tsze-lu to pass the night in his house, killed a fowl, prepared millet, and feasted him. He also introduced to him his two sons. 4. Next day, Tsze-lu went on his way, and reported his adventure. The Master said, 'He is a recluse,' and sent Tsze-lu back to see him again, but when he got to the place, the old man was gone. 5. Tsze-lu then said to the family, 'Not to take office is not righteous. If the…
Chinese · source text【第七章】【一節】子路從而後、遇丈人、以杖荷蓧。子路問曰、子見夫子乎。丈人曰、四禮不勤、五穀不分、孰為夫子。植其杖而芸。【二節】子路拱而立。【三節】止子路宿、殺雞為黍而食之、見其二子焉。【四節】明日、子路行以告。子曰、隱者也、使子路反見之、至、則行矣。【五節】子路曰、不仕無義。長幼之節、不可廢也、君臣之義、如之何其廢之、欲潔其身、而亂大倫、君子之仕也、行其義也、道之不行、已知之矣。
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