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VIII. xm, xlv, xv. THE ANALECTS.
esse atque ignobilem, probosum est; ...... divitem ......
nobitem etc. K. justice and order ...... he should be
ashamed to be poor and without honour; ..... rich and
honoured. Couv ....... aurait hont6 de n'avoir ni richesses
ni honneur etc.
CHAPTER XIV.--COBBLER STICK TO YOUR
LAST.--Or, He who does not occupy the post does not
(or does not have to) plan its policy ; but the usual rendering
is,---does not meddle with. _ _' says-_ ;_"
;Jg ._., mou has the meaning of usurp, interfere.
C. _1_ _ _ {_ ,1II1_ _ _I_ _, Has not the re-
sponsibility of its affairs; _i: _ ;J_ 5_ lg] _J _ ;J_ ]1w]
;_ _, except when questioned by prince or minister.
L. suggests that this remark has "doubtless operated to
prevent the spread of right notions about political liberty in
Ch'na." L. He who is not in any particular office, has
nothing to do with plans for the administration of its duties.
Z ....... ne moliaris illius administrationem. K ....... should
never give advice as to its policy. Couv. Ne cherchez
pas _ivous immiscer dans les affaires d'une charge publique
qui n'est pas confi6e a vos soins.
CHAPTER XV.---THE POWER OF SOUND.--
Cf. III. 2o. This remark is placed after Confucius' return
to, and reorganization of, the music of Lu. _- was interpreted
by the earlier commentators as "When Chih first
eorrected the confusion of the Kuan Chii." C. says t1_
means _ ;_ _ _.. the closing pa_e in a piece of
music; arm also says the _ _ states [_ I_ 2;_ _L
_. _1_ that the close of the Kuan Chfi was taken as
the beginning of the national ballads, i.e., in the last of the
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