Tranlation’s words
谓：Legge’s translation: “meaning”, Eno’s translation: “sense”.
媚：Legge: pay court to; Eno: appeal to; Lau: be obsequious to
灶：Legge: furnance; Eno: the kitchen god; Lau: the kitchen stove
奥： Legge: the south-west corner; Eno: the god of the dark corner; Lau: the south-west corner of the house
Legge translated “问曰”into “asked, saying” . Comparing to “asked” (Eno’s translation) and “said” (Lau’s translation)… ...➔➔➔
【十三章】【一節】王孫賈問曰、與其媚於奧、寧媚於竈、何謂也。【二節】子曰、不然、獲罪於天、無所禱也。
Legge’s translation:
Chapter XIII. 1. Wang-sun Chia asked, saying, “What is the meaning of the saying, ‘It is better to pay court to the furnace than to the south-west corner?'”
2. The Master said, “Not so. He who offends against Heaven has none to whom he can pray.”
Commentary: THAT THERE IS NO RESOURCE AGAINST THE CONSEQUENCES OF VILATING THE RIGHT. Kea is the great officer of… ...➔➔➔
力不足者，中道而废，今女画。
如何达到自己的目标？有时候并不是我们没有能力达到，而是我们总是在中途放弃了。我们在跌倒的时候不断的质疑自己，如果我们爬起了，再次起来，我们总有可能到达最终的目的地，而当我们放弃了，我们就真的会认为：我们没有能力去做了。我们不断编织这样的谎言去否定自己，最终我们将自己囚禁在谎言的牢笼中。
子曰、不有祝鮀之佞、而有宋朝之美、難乎免於今之世矣。
今之世推崇口才与容貌。
