Since I was typing this up anyway...
Mar. 31st, 2005 10:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tylikA few lines from 孟子
The bold is the translation of the primary text, the rest is the translation of the oldest commentary (not much younger than the original.) I really miss the 戰國策 already...
Mencius has an audience with King Hui of Liang
Mencius arrived in Liang. King Hui of Wei ceremoniously asked Mensius to see him.
The King said "Venerable one, you did not regard 1000 li as being [too] distant, and so you came here. Moreover, isn't it that you have something that can be used to benefit my country?"
"Yue" here means words. "Sou" is an appellation for the aged and the seniors, rather like "Fu". Mencius departed from Qi. Having become and old man, he went to Wei, where they respectfully enacted a ritual for him, saying "Father, you didn't regard 1000 li of road as being distance, and so you came here. Furthermore, I think you have something which can be used on behalf of me, the solitary one, to produce benefit and allieviate harm."
Mencius replied: "King, why must you speak of benefit? For your part if you are humane and have propriety, then that will be completely sufficient."
The bold is the translation of the primary text, the rest is the translation of the oldest commentary (not much younger than the original.) I really miss the 戰國策 already...
Mencius has an audience with King Hui of Liang
Mencius arrived in Liang. King Hui of Wei ceremoniously asked Mensius to see him.
The King said "Venerable one, you did not regard 1000 li as being [too] distant, and so you came here. Moreover, isn't it that you have something that can be used to benefit my country?"
"Yue" here means words. "Sou" is an appellation for the aged and the seniors, rather like "Fu". Mencius departed from Qi. Having become and old man, he went to Wei, where they respectfully enacted a ritual for him, saying "Father, you didn't regard 1000 li of road as being distance, and so you came here. Furthermore, I think you have something which can be used on behalf of me, the solitary one, to produce benefit and allieviate harm."
Mencius replied: "King, why must you speak of benefit? For your part if you are humane and have propriety, then that will be completely sufficient."
