The Master discusses with his disciples and unveil his preoccupations with society. Tr. Legge (en), Lau (en) and Couvreur (fr).
The praise of Yü.
The Master said, "I can find no flaw in the character of Yü. He used himself coarse food and drink, but displayed the utmost filial piety towards the spirits. His ordinary garments were poor, but he displayed the utmost elegance in his sacrificial cap and apron. He lived in a low, mean house, but expended all his strength on the ditches and water channels. I can find nothing like a flaw in Yü."
Legge VIII.21.
The Master said, 'With Yu I can find no fault. He ate and drank the meanest fare while making offerings to ancestral spirits and gods with the utmost devotion proper to a descendant. He wore coarse clothes while sparing no splendour in his robes and caps on sacrificial occasions. He lived in lowly dwellings while devoting all his energy to the building of irrigation canals. With Yu I can find no fault.'
Lau [8:21]
Le Maître dit : « Je ne découvre aucune faille chez l'empereur Iu. Sa nourriture et sa boisson étaient fort simples, mais ses offrandes aux esprits manifestaient la plus parfaite piété filiale. Ses vêtements ordinaires étaient grossiers, mais sa robe et son bonnet de cérémonie étaient magnifiques. Son habitation et ses chambres étaient humbles, mais il donnait tous ses soins aux canaux d'irrigation. Je ne trouve aucune faille chez l'empereur Iu. »
Couvreur VIII.21.
The Analects of Confucius – Lun Yu VIII. 21. (209) – Chinese off/on – Français/English
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