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_IV. vI, VII. THE ANALECTS.
drained the land and _ Minister of Agriculture under Yao
and Shun _ B.C. 2357-22o5, also progenitor of the f_]
"family, deweloped the agricultural resources of the country
and reigned over the land, Yfl in person and'Chi through
his posterity', the _ dynasty. C. rather absurdly attributes
Nan's _emark to a desire to compare the rulers of the
day with I and Ao, and Confucius with Yfi and Chi, hence
Confucius' hesitation in replying! L. skillful at archery
etc. move a boat etc. persmlally wrought at the toils of
husbandry etc. A superior man indeed is this! An
esteemer of virtue etc. Z. et uterque non obtinuit suum
moriendi modum ...... quam aestimat virtutem iste vir ! K.
came to an unnatural end ....... two men who worked in
the fields and toiled as husbandmen ....... How much he
honours moral worth in what he has said. Couv ....... ont
p6ri de mort violente ....... ont cultiv6 la terre de leurs propres
mains etc. cet homme mets la vertu au-dessus de tout.
CHAPTER VII.--THE NOBLE MAY OCCA-
SIONALLY LOSE: THE IGNOBLE NEVER POS-
-sEss.--c. ___, __l,_.,_
_1_ _ ,:_, Ill] _ _ _ _ ___, The chfin-tzfi is bent
on {Z. but for an occasional moment he may fail in attention
and possibly temporarily lapse. Cf. IV. 4. L St_perior
men, and yet not always virtuous, there have been, alas!
But there never has been a mean man, and, at t/w same
time, virtuous. Z. sapiens qui non sit perfectus, datur
quidem, etc. K. There are wise men who are not moral
characters ; but a fool etc. Couv. On trouve des disciples
de la sagesse qui ne sont pa3 parfaits; ...... homme
sans principes qui f_t parfait.
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