１５　子貢曰、貧而無諂、富而無驕、何如、子曰、可也、未若貧時楽道、富而好礼者也、子貢曰、詩云、如切如磋、如琢如磨、
　　　其斯之謂与、子曰、賜也、始可与言詩已矣、告諸往而知来者也

　　

　Tsze-kung said, "What do you pronounce concerning the poor man who yet does not flatter, and the rich man who is not proud?" The Master replied, "They will do; but they are not equal to him, who, though poor, is yet cheerful, and to him, who, though rich, loves the rules of propriety."
Tsze-kung replied, "It is said in the Book of Poetry, 'As you cut and then file, as you carve and then polish.'-The meaning is the same, I apprehend, as that which you have just expressed."
The Master said, "With one like Ts'ze, I can begin to talk about the odes. I told him one point, and he knew its proper sequence."

　現代訳。

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