[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [折疑論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118) › 5.72 # 折疑論 5.72 折疑論 5.72 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.5.72) 畏於匡人（夫子遊於匡。宋人圍之數匝。子絃琴而不輟。子路入見曰夫子何娛耶。宋人欲殺夫子矣。子推琴而謂子路曰。由來吾語汝。吾諱窮久矣。而不免命也。求通久矣。而不得時也當堯舜之時天下無窮。人非知得也。當桀紂之時。天下無通。人非知失也。世適然。夫水行不避蛟龍者。漁父之勇也。陸行不避兕虎者。獵夫之勇也。白刃交於前視死如視生。烈士之勇也。知窮之有命。知通之有時。臨大難而不懼者。聖人之勇也。是以吾今雖難於此而不怖。故絃琴而樂也。論語曰。天生德於予。匡人其如予何）。 > He was endangered by the men of Kuang. (The Master traveled to Kuang, and the men of Song surrounded him several layers deep. The Master continued to play the zither without stopping. Zilu entered to see him and said, "Why is the Master enjoying himself? The men of Song wish to kill the Master!" The Master pushed aside his zither and said to Zilu, "Come, You, let me tell you. I have long shunned destitution, yet have not escaped it; this is fate. I have long sought prominence, yet have not attained it; this is timing. In the time of Yao and Shun, none in the realm were destitute, but this was not due to wisdom. In the time of Jie and Zhou, none in the realm attained prominence, but this was not due to a lack of wisdom. The times were simply such. To travel the waters without avoiding flood dragons is the courage of a fisherman. To walk the land without avoiding rhinoceroses and tigers is the courage of a hunter. When naked blades cross before oneself, to view death as life is the courage of a resolute warrior. To know that destitution is of fate, to know that prominence is of timing, and to face great calamity without fear is the courage of a sage. Therefore, though I am in difficulty here today, I am not afraid, and thus play the zither and make music." The Analects says: "Heaven produced virtue in me; what can the men of Kuang do to me?") > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.5.71) - [Next: 5.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.5.73) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118~en-mt.5.72) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.5.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.5.72) · Pramāṇa