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*_T. nI_ IV. THE ANALFCTS.
CHAPTER III.--A VESSEL OF HONOUR. I_
Tzfi Kung's name, see Intro. V. {oJ ill, What like?
Kuan. He called himself by his name out of respect to
the Master. C. -_ :_ Jl] _, li_ _, An article of recognised
utility. The t0] t_ were grain vessels used in
the Grand Anc. Temple, the _)_ in the _ and the _ in
the _ dyn. ; they were _ 1_ _ jewelled and were
very _/_ _ handsome. Altho' Tzfi Kung 5_R_ _ ;tq
I_ had not yet got beyond the ' vessel ' or machine stage,
he was a 'vessel of honour' _ ;_ _ _ II. xii. L.
What do you say of me, Tsze ? You are a utensil ....... A
gemmed sacrificial utensil. Z. ego Se quomodo? ...... tu
es vas....... gemmata capedo. K. A jewelled work of art.-
Couv. Un vase pour les offrandes.
CHAPTER IV.--VIRTUE NOT GUAGED BY
FLUENCY. I. _i_ name of t_ _ Intro. V. Yung!
he is virtuous but not eloquent. C. _, 13 ::_ _ facility
_, Chung Kung was grave and reserved, and the
men of the period deemed facility of speech a mark of
worth. L. Yung is truly virtuous, but he is not ready
with his tongue. Z. perfectus, at non facund.us. K. good
moral man ....... not a man of ready wit. Couv. trb,s
vertueux, mais peu habile/t parler.
2. C. _, _ _ _I I_- _:, To eneo,unter, or to an-
swer, The _ _ defines it as _ _" )k to oppose men.
He who meets men with a ready tongue. El i_ C. says
t_----_._ ready. The _i _' says E! ,_ _i_ -_ PI_ ;_1_
*_. _ _I_ El _ _ )_ It_ _. it means not rooted in
the heart, but only prepared and uttered by the lips. L
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