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道家 -> 莊子 -> 外篇 -> 知北遊 -> 10

冉求問於仲尼曰：Ran Qiu asked Zhongni, saying,
「未有天地可知邪？」 'Can it be known how it was before heaven and earth?'
仲尼曰：「可。The reply was, 'It can.
古猶今也。」It was the same of old as now.'
冉求失問而退， Ran Qiu asked no more and withdrew.
明日復見，Next day, however, he had another interview,
曰： and said,
「昔者吾問『未有天地可知乎』， 'Yesterday I asked whether it could be known how it was before heaven and earth,
夫子曰：and you, Master, said,
『可。 "It can.
古猶今也。』As it is now, so it was of old."
昔者吾昭然，Yesterday, I seemed to understand you clearly,
今日吾昧然， but to-day it is dark to me.
敢問何謂也？」 I venture to ask you for an explanation of this.'
仲尼曰： Zhongni said,
「昔之昭然也， 'Yesterday you seemed to understand me clearly,
神者先受之； because your own spiritual nature had anticipated my reply.
今之昧然也， Today it seems dark to you,
且又為不神者求邪？for you are in an unspiritual mood, and are trying to discover the meaning.
無古無今， (In this matter) there is no old time and no present;
無始無終。 no beginning and no ending.
未有子孫而有子孫，可乎？」 Could it be that there were grandchildren and children before there were (other) grandchildren and children?'
冉求未對。 Ran Qiu had not made any reply,
仲尼曰： when Zhongni went on,
「已矣， 'Let us have done.
末應矣！ There can be no answering (on your part).
不以生生死， We cannot with life give life to death;
不以死死生。 we cannot with death give death to life.
死生有待邪？Do death and life wait (for each other)?
皆有所一體。There is that which contains them both in its one comprehension.
有先天地生者物邪？Was that which was produced before Heaven and Earth a thing?
物物者非物。 That which made things and gave to each its character was not itself a thing.
物出不得先物也， Things came forth and could not be before things,
猶其有物也。 as if there had (previously) been things
猶其有物也，- as if there had been things (producing one another)
無已。 without end.
聖人之愛人也終無已者，The love of the sages for others, and never coming to an end,
亦乃取於是者也。」 is an idea taken from this.'

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