8.20 舜有臣五人而天下治。武王曰：“予有乱臣十人1。”孔子曰：“才难，不其然乎？唐、虞之际2，于斯为盛3。有妇人焉，九人而已。三分天下有其二4，以服事殷。周之德，其可谓至德也已矣。”
【译文】
舜有五位贤臣而使天下得到治理。周武王说：“我有十位能治理天下的臣子。”孔子说：“人才难得啊，难道不是这样吗？在尧、舜之际，以及周武王那个时候，人才算最兴盛了。而武王的十个臣子中还有一个是妇女，实际上只能算九个人罢了。周文王的时候得有天下的三分之二，但还以臣的身份事奉殷朝。周朝的道德，可说是最高尚的了。”
【YZG解释】
舜有五位贤臣而使天下得到治理。周武王说：“我有十位能治理天下的能臣。”孔子说：“人才难得啊，难道不是这样吗？在尧、舜之际 ，以及周武王那个时候，人才算最兴盛了。而武王的十个臣子中还有一个是妇女，实际上只能算九个人罢了。周文王的时候，天下的三分之二地区都归附于周，文王却仍然称臣服事殷朝。周朝的道德，可说是最高尚的了。”
【English Translation】
Shun had five virtuous ministers and thus the world was well-governed. Duke Wu of Zhou said: “I have ten capable ministers who can govern the world.” Confucius said: “Talents are hard to come by, aren’t they? During the time of of Yao, Shun1 , and Duke Wu of Zhou, the number of talents were the most prosperous. Among King Wu’s ten ministers, there was still a woman, so in fact, there were only nine persons. During the time of Duke Wen of Zhou, two-thirds of the world had submitted Zhou, but Duke Wen still serve the Yin (Shang) Dynasty as a vassal. The virtue of the Zhou Dynasty can be said to be the most noble.”
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