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Chapter 23
[Original text]

Zilu ① asked Qiang.The Master said: "The strength of the south? The strength of the north? The strength of the ②? Gentleness to teach, not to repay the injustice③, the strength of the south, the gentleman lives ④. , the north is strong, and the strong live in it. Therefore, a gentleman is harmonious and does not flow⑦, strong and correct ⑧! Neutral but not leaning, strong and correct! Dao B11, will not change until death B12, strong correction!"

【Note】

① Zilu: Surnamed Zhong, first name You, styled Zilu, also styled Jilu, a native of Lu State in the late Spring and Autumn Period.The early students of Confucius were bold, straightforward, and brave, so they asked Confucius for strength.

②怀而强和: Yi, or, expresses choice, meaning "still".And strong refers to the strength of the Central Plains that does not belong to the north and south, but is in the heart of the Zhou Dynasty.However, like "Le" and "Ru", you refer to Zilu.And, the same as "欤", interrogative particle, equivalent to "do" or "it".

③Do not retaliate against injustice: I will not retaliate when others do violent and unreasonable things to me.Innocent, outrageous and unreasonable.Report, revenge.

④ Residence: live, in.fall into this category.

⑤ Jinjin leather: sleep with weapons and armor on your head.衽 (rèn), sleeping mat, used here as a verb, Zheng Xuan notes: "衽, sleeping and sleeping mat." Gold, iron swords and guns, leather, leather armor and the like.

[-] disgust: remorse, regret.

⑦Harmony but not flow: Peaceful personality and not drifting with the crowd.

⑧Jiao: Same as "□(qiáo)", strong and strong.

[-] Youdao: The politics is clear and the world is peaceful.

[-] Unchanging plug: Unchanging ambitions in difficult times.to block, to obstruct, to obstruct, to be difficult.

Wudao: Refers to the country's political darkness, and the society is not peaceful.

Unchanged until death: I would rather die than change my ethics, which means "kill one's life to become benevolent".

【Translation】

Zilu asked Confucius, "What is considered strong?" Confucius replied, "Are you asking about being strong in the south, or in the north? Or is it what you think is strong? Use tolerant and gentle methods to educate others, Not to retaliate against unreasonable people, this is the "strength" of the southerners, and a gentleman belongs to this category; he often sleeps on the ground with a knife and gun on his pillow, wears armor, goes to the battlefield without fear, fights to death without regret, This is the "strength" of the northerners. People with a strong, brave and powerful personality belong to this category. Therefore, a gentleman is good at coordinating with others, and never follows the trend. That is considered "strong"! A gentleman sticks to the mean, is independent and unbiased Yi, that's considered "strong"! The country's politics are clear and clear, and it is considered "strong" if it does not change its ambition in the face of difficulties! The country is chaotic, the society is in turmoil, and a gentleman does not change his character and beliefs until he dies, that is considered "strong". !"

[Zhu Xi Tips]

RightChapter 10.

【Translation】

Zhu Xi said that the above paragraph is Chapter 10.

(End of this chapter)