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XlII. I,r, III. THE ANALECT.
tu non noveris, alii an ipsi missos facient. K ....... there is
then no fear that those whom you do not know will be
neglected. Couv ....... Quant _i ceux que vous ne con-
naissez pas, est-ce que d'autres ne vous les feront pas
connaitre.
CHAPTER III.--A LESSON IN LOGIC.--I. The
clause is generally read in a hypothetmal sense,--" If the
Prince of Wei is waiting for etc." _ _/ was Duke
of Wei, see VII. I4. This incident is placed in the tenth
year of Duke _ on Confucius returning from _: to Wet.
Tzfi Lu at that time was in the service of Duke _, ]]_
may be taken as 'in order to'; _i_ as the sign of the
future; :_ is also interpreted as 'most important.' I..
The ruler of Wet has been waiting for you, in order with
you to administer the government. What will you consider
the first thing to be done ? Z. expectat magistrum,
ut fungaris magistratu : magister quid prius praestiturus ?
K. Now what do you consider etc. Couv. Si le prince
de Wet vous attendait pour r_gler avec vous etc. a quoi
donneriez-vous votre premier soin ?
2. Cf. XlI. II. *_g,_ etc. Cf. 1II. 7. et al. The
translation gives the accepted sense, but it might also be
read, ' If I had to,--the first step surely would be to rectify
the various titles.' C. _; _ iil 7_k 51q 5"_ -_ _, I]_
J_ -_ _11-, _i _ ,_ _/_, At this time Duke Ch'uh
disavowed his father, and sacrificed to the manes of his
grandfather as if to his father's, so that names and realities
were in confusion. Hence if things got their right names,
Duke Ch'uh was unfilial and a usurper, and Confucius in
this laconic way signifies his own unwillingness to act.
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