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XVIL vii, viii. THE ANALHCTB.
3.c. ne, To
dye or dip in some black substance,also describedas -_
alum, or a stronglye ; _ Jk _ _ _i[q _ ¢_ _.
]V/ean_ng that another man's misdeeds could not defile Con-
fucius. _ 71_ _._ etc. _ _ _ _[_ n-]', When
a man can be ground without his principles becoming
attenuated etc. he is then beyovd formal permissions or
prohibitions. L Yes etc. But is it not said that ira
thing etc. ground without being made thin ? really white,
steeped in a dark fluid without being made black ? Z.
durum? perfricatur quin attenuetur, album, tingitur quin
nigrescat. K. really hard, you may pound it and it will
not crack; really white, you may smirch it etc. Couv.
objet tr6s dur n'est pas entam6 par le frottement?
objet essentiellement blanc ne devient pas noir par le
teinture ?
4- Or, Am I then a bitter gourd,--fit only to be hung
up and not eaten? C. _ ,/_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_J_ _ ]k J_t] _ _11 ;_ _I_, A bottle gourd hangs in
one place and cannot drink or eat, but men are different,
i.e. even Sage's need meat and drink. This is the usual
interpretation (see _ _' which says: 7[_ _ _/ _ _,
_ _ _1_ _ _ _[_)_ but the other seems more natural
and does the Sage more credit. L. Am I a bitter gourd !
How can I be hung up out of the way of being eaten. Z.
Qul potero suspendi et non nmnducare ? K. Am I after
all only a bitter gourd to be hung up and not eaten at all.
Couv. Suis-je done une courge ventrue, qui peut _tre
suspendue, et ne pas manger ou n'_tre pas mang6e ?
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