11.23 子畏于匡,颜渊后。子曰:“吾以女为死矣。”曰:“子在,回何敢死?”

【译文】

孔子被拘禁于匡地,颜渊因失散最后才到。孔子说:“我以为你死了。”颜渊说:“您还活着,我怎么敢死呢?”

【YZG解释】

孔子被拘禁于匡地,颜渊因失散最后才到。孔子说:“我以为你死了。”颜渊说:“您还活着,我怎么敢死呢?”


【English Translation】

Confucius was detained in Kuang, and Yan Yuan arrived last due to being separated. Confucius said: “I thought you were dead.”, and Yan Yuan said: “You are still alive, how could I dare to die?”