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Daoism -> Zhuangzi -> Miscellaneous Chapters -> Kings who have wished to resign the Throne -> 13.1

孔子When Confucius was reduced to extreme distress between Zhan and Cai,
for seven days he had no cooked meat to eat,
but only some soup of coarse vegetables without any rice in it.
His countenance wore the appearance of great exhaustion,
and yet he kept playing on his lute and singing inside the house.
顏回Yan Hui (was outside), selecting the vegetables,
子路子貢while Zi-lu and Zi-gong were talking together, and said to him,
'The Master has twice been driven from Lu;
he had to flee from Wei;
the tree (beneath which he rested) was cut down in Sung;
he was reduced to extreme distress in Shang and Zhou;
he is held in a state of siege here between Zhan and Cai;
any one who kills him will be held guiltless;
there is no prohibition against making him a prisoner.
And yet he keeps playing and singing,
thrumming his lute without ceasing.
君子?」 Can a superior man be without the feeling of shame to such an extent as this?'
顏回 Yan Hui gave them no reply,
孔子 but went in and told (their words) to Confucius,
孔子who pushed aside his lute, and said,
'You and Ci
are small men.
Call them here,
。」 and I will explain the thing to them.'


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