Analects: Book 5Book 5. Kung-ye Ch'ang 公冶長: Gongye Chang
[5:1] The Master said of Kung-ye Ch'ang that he might be wived; although he was put in bonds, he had not been guilty of any crime. Accordingly, he gave him his own daughter to wife.
Book 5. Gōngyě Cháng 公冶長: Gongye Chang
[5:1] The Master said of Gongye Chang, He deserves a wife. Although he was bound and imprisoned, he was guilty of no crime.
Footnotes
[F1] The use of a large tortoiseshell for divination and the architectural decorations mentioned were privileges reserved for the ruler of a state.
Book 5
[5:1] Of Kung-yeh Ch'ang the Master said, A girl might be wedded to him. Though he has been in fetters that was not his crime.
Footnotes
[F38] A disciple born in Lu.
Book 5. Gongye Chang 公冶長: Gongye Chang
[5:1] Confucius said of Gong Ye Chang that he was fit for marriage. Even though he was arrested once, he had been innocent; therefore Confucius gave him his daughter in marriage.
Footnotes
[F9]. James Legge takes 與 as “I grant . . .” indicating agreement, and thus: “I grant you, you are not equal to him.”
Commentary[C22] Bo Yi and Shu Qi are two ministers of antiquity, famous for their virtue. 公冶長第五
【第一章】【一節】子謂公冶長、可妻也、雖在縲絏之中、非其罪也。以其子妻之。【二節】子謂南容、邦有道不廢、邦無道免於刑戮。以其兄之子妻之
Confucius (Kǒng Fūzǐ (孔夫子; Kong Qui) traveled the country in an ox cart observing and teaching his numerous disciples on the subjects of civics, ethics, literature, music and science. Of course, he claimed no divine inspiration and so naturally the writings attributed to him, recorded by his disciples, also make no such claim. |