| | 孔子閒居: |
子夏曰：「五至既得而聞之矣，敢問何謂三無？」孔子曰：「無聲之樂，無體之禮，無服之喪，此之謂三無。」子夏曰：「三無既得略而聞之矣，敢問何詩近之？」孔子曰：「『夙夜其命宥密』，無聲之樂也。『威儀逮逮，不可選也』，無體之禮也。『凡民有喪，匍匐救之』，無服之喪也。」 |
| Kongzi Xian Ju: |
Zi-xia said, 'I have heard your explanation of "the five extreme points;" allow me to ask what "the three points that have no positive existence" mean.' Confucius said, 'The music that has no sound; ceremonial usages that have no embodiment; the mourning that has no garb - these are what we denominate "the three points that have no positive existence." Zi-xia said, 'I have heard what you have said on those three negations; allow me to ask in which of the odes we find the nearest expression of them.' Confucius said, 'There is that (IV, ii, ode 1, 6), "Night and day he enlarged its foundations by his deep and silent virtue" - there is music without sound. And that (I, iii, ode 1, 3), "My deportment has been dignified and good, Without anything wrong that can be pointed out" - there is the ceremony that has no embodiment. And that (I, iii, ode 10, 4), "When among any of the people there was a death, I crawled on my knees to help them" - there is the mourning that has no garb.' |
| | 孔子閒居: |
子夏曰：「言則大矣！美矣！盛矣！言盡於此而已乎？」孔子曰：「何為其然也！君子之服之也，猶有五起焉。」子夏曰：「何如？」子曰：「無聲之樂，氣志不違；無體之禮，威儀遲遲；無服之喪，內恕孔悲。無聲之樂，氣志既得；無體之禮，威儀翼翼；無服之喪，施及四國。無聲之樂，氣志既從；無體之禮，上下和同；無服之喪，以畜萬邦。無聲之樂，日聞四方；無體之禮，日就月將；無服之喪，純德孔明。無聲之樂，氣志既起；無體之禮，施及四海；無服之喪，施于孫子。」 |
| Kongzi Xian Ju: |
Zi-xia said, 'Your words are great, admirable, and complete. Do they exhaust all that can be said on the subject? Is there nothing more?' Confucius said, 'How should it be so? When a superior man practises these things, there still arise five other points.' Zi-xia said, 'How is that?' Confucius said, 'When there is that music without sound, there is no movement of the spirit or will in opposition to it. When there is that ceremony without embodiment, all the demeanour is calm and gentle. When there is that mourning without garb, there is an inward reciprocity, and great pitifulness. When there is that music without sound, the spirit and will are mastered. When there is that ceremony without embodiment, all the demeanour is marked by courtesy. When there is that mourning without garb, it reaches to all in all quarters. When there is that music without sound, the spirit and will are followed. When there is that ceremony without embodiment, high and low are harmonious and united. When there is that mourning without garb, it goes on to nourish all regions. When there is that music without sound, it is daily heard in all the four quarters of the kingdom. When there is that ceremony without embodiment, there is a daily progress and a monthly advance. When there is that mourning, without garb, the virtue (of him who shows it) becomes pure and very bright. When there is that music without sound, all spirits and wills are roused by it. When there is that ceremony without embodiment, its influence extends to all within the four seas. When there is that mourning without garb, it extends to future generations.' |
