说苑/孔子困於陳蔡之間，居環堵之內，席三經之席，七日不食，藜羹不糝。

孔子困於陳蔡之間，居環堵之內，席三經之席，七日不食，藜羹不糝。

Eric Henry

When Kongzi met with difficulties between Chen and Cai, he lived surrounded by an earthen wall, used the three classics89 as a mat, and went seven days with no food but riceless soup cooked up from wild grasses.

弟子皆有饑色。

Eric Henry

His disciples all looked famished.

讀詩、書治禮不休。

Eric Henry

He recited the Odes, the Documents, and the Rites without cease.

子路進諫曰：「凡人為善者，天報以福；為不善者，天報以禍。

Eric Henry

Zilu90 came and admonished him, saying, “Whenever a person does good deeds, Heaven repays him with blessings; and, when a person does bad things, Heaven repays him with disaster.

今先生積德行為善久矣，意者尚有遺行乎？

Eric Henry

But you, master, have long been accumulating virtue and acting well.

奚居之隱也？

」孔子曰：「由，來！

Eric Henry

Could these difficulties mean that you have done other things as well?

汝不知，坐，吾語汝。

Eric Henry

Why are you still dwelling in obscurity?” Kongzi said, “You [Zilu]!

子以夫知者為無不知乎，則王子比干何為剖心而死？

Eric Henry

Come here!

子以諫者為必聽乎，伍子胥何為抉目於吳東門？

Eric Henry

You don’t understand this.

子以廉者為必用乎，伯夷、叔齊何為餓死於首陽山之下？

Eric Henry

Sit down. I’ll explain it to you.

子以忠者為必用乎，則鮑莊何為而肉枯？

荊公子高終身不顯，鮑焦抱木而立枯，介子推登山焚死。

Eric Henry

If you think that a knowledgeable man knows everything, then why did Prince Bi Gan meet death on having his heart carved out?

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