What do you mean, "it's your fault that a tiger is born in a turtle and a jade is destroyed in a rafter"

1, Ji (√): one-horned rhinoceros. Xiá: a cage for wild animals.

Turtles and jade are both treasures. Turtle: Turtle version, used for divination. Jade, in: refers to jade and jade. Jade is used to express the title, and jade is used for sacrifice. (dú): box.

The tiger and rhinoceros ran out of the cage, and the tortoise shell (for divination) and jade (for sacrifice) were destroyed in the box. Whose fault is this?

Second, the source

The source is "Ji Jiangfa". Selected from The Analects of Confucius Ji Shi. This paper points out Confucius' political proposition: "Don't suffer from widowhood but suffer from inequality, don't suffer from poverty but worry, cover the people without poverty and live in peace and security" and the general plan of governing the country: "Self-cultivation of morality. It is safe to come. "

Three. Excerpts from the original text

1, Ji will attack zhuān (yú). He met Confucius and said, "There must be various schools of thought." Confucius said, "Please! Is innocence too much? Husband, considered by the former king as the Lord of the East, is a state minister. Why cut it? "

2. You Ran said, "My husband and my son want it, but neither of my ministers wants it." Confucius said, "Please! Zhou Renyou said:' Chen Li wants to go public, but he can't stop.' If you don't seize the danger and help, how will you use each other? Besides, it's too much. Tiger (Si √) comes out √, turtle and jade are destroyed in rafters (D √). Who is to blame (Y √)? "

Four. translate

1, Ji Sun family will crusade against Zhuan Xu. You Ran and Lu Ji met Confucius and said, "The Ji Sun family is going to take military action against Zhuan Xu." Confucius said, "You Ran! I'm afraid I should blame you. Originally, it was regarded as the person in charge of the sacrifice of Dongmeng Mountain by the former king, and Dongmeng Mountain was located in Shandong. This is a vassal state of Lu. Why punish it? " You Ran said: "Ji Sun wants to do this, and neither of us wants to be servants."

2. Confucius said, "Yes! Zhou people have a saying:' If you can display your talents, you will be in that position; If you can't, you won't get the position. Blind people don't care when they are in danger, but they don't help when they are about to fall. Then why use that photographer? Besides, what you said is wrong. Tigers and rhinos ran out of cages, and tortoise shells and jade were destroyed in boxes. Whose fault is this? "

Extended data:

1. The Analects of Confucius is a collection of quotations from Confucius and his disciples. It was compiled by Confucius' disciples and his disciples, and it was written in the early Warring States period. The book * * * consists of 20 chapters and 492 sections. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles.

2. This book is one of the Confucian classics, and it is also called "Four Books" with Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean and Mencius. Together with The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Zhouyi and Chunqiu, they are called "Four Books and Five Classics".

3. The Analects of Confucius has three versions in ancient times, including Ancient Lun, Lu Lun and Qi Lun. The Analects of Confucius, which is popular now, is a version formed by collating Lu Lun and Gu Lun.

References:

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