<p style="MARGIN:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:新細明體;"><font size="3">子曰:「出則事公卿,入則事父兄,喪事不敢不勉,不為酒困,何有於我哉?」</font></span></p><br><p style="MARGIN:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p> <br><p style="MARGIN:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><b style=""><span style="FONT-FAMILY:新細明體;">語譯:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:新細明體;">孔子說:「出外在朝廷做官,奉事公卿,竭盡忠誠之心;回到家裡,奉事父兄,竭盡孝悌之心;遇到宗族親戚的喪事,不敢不盡力遵從禮節;飲酒不過量,不被酒所困擾;以上數事,對我來說,又有什麼困難呢?」</span></font></p><br><p style="MARGIN:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p> <br><p style="MARGIN:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><b style=""><span style="FONT-FAMILY:新細明體;">章旨:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:新細明體;">此章記孔子言忠順孝悌、哀喪慎酒之事。</span></font></p><br><p style="MARGIN:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p> <br><p style="MARGIN:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p> <br><p style="MARGIN:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p> <br><p style="MARGIN:0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p>
出則事公卿章,如果這樣解釋,好像孔子自稱孝子。且與中庸子以事父,臣以事君四事,丘未能之似不相符。如果讀作:出則事公卿,入則事父兄,喪事,不敢不勉。不為酒困,何有於我哉!即三事不敢不勉與不酒困,孔子沒有困難。未知然否?