【原文】

子張問明。子曰。〝浸潤之譖，膚受之朔，不行焉，可謂明也已矣。浸潤之譖，膚受之朔，不行焉，可謂遠也已矣。

【參考譯文】

子張問怎樣才算得上明智。孔子說：〝不信讒言，也不怕誹謗。處理事情明白而有遠見，也就算明智了。〞

【English Translation】

Zi Zheng asked about being prudent. Confucius answered: "One who does not believe in gossip, and is not afraid of slander is one who is prudent. One who can analyse a situation properly and is far sighted may be counted as benevolent. "

【原文】

子張問崇德辨惑。子曰：〝主忠信，徙義，崇德也。愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死，既欲其生，又欲其死，是惑也。‘誠不以富，亦只以異’。〞

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子張詢問怎樣提高道德修養和辯別是非。孔子說：〝親近忠信誠實的人，凡事從仁義出發，就能提高道德修養。對於一個人，喜愛時希望他長壽；厭惡時，希望他馬上死去。既要他長壽，又要他短命，這就叫做不辯是非。〞

【English Translation】

Zi Zhang asked how to cultivate virtue and the ability to discern right from wrong. Confucius said: "Associate closely with the loyal and honest, and base everything on benevolence. That will help you cultivate your virtue. When we like a person, we wish him longevity. When we hate him, we wish that he dies immediately. To wish him longevity for a moment then to curse him to a short life the next moment is not being able to discern between right and wrong. "

【原文】

齊景公問政於孔子， 孔子對曰:   〝君君, 臣臣, 父父, 子子。〞公曰:〝善哉！ 信如君不君, 臣不臣, 父不父, 子不子, 雖有粟, 吾得而食諸? 〞

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齊景公問孔子怎樣治理國家,  孔子回答說: 〝國君要像個國君, 臣子要像個臣子, 父親要像個父親, 兒子要像個兒子, 君臣父子要各守其禮。〞

齊景公說:  〝對呀！ 如果國君不像國君, 臣子不像臣子, 父親不像父親,兒子不像兒子, 即使擁有糧食, 我能吃得到嗎? 〞

【English Translation】

Duke Jing of Qi asked Confucius about government. Confucius answered: "Let the ruler be a ruler, the minister a minister, the father a father, and the son a son. "

Duke Jing of Qi said: "That’s right！If the ruler fails as a ruler, the minister fails as a minister, the father fails as a father, and the son fails as a son , even though I have my grain, will get to eat it ? "