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The Duke of Sheh informed Confucius, saying, "Among us here there are those who may be styled upright in their conduct.
葉公語孔子曰：“吾黨有直躬者。
If their father have stolen a sheep, they will bear witness to the fact."
其父攘羊，而子證之。”
Confucius said, "Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this.
孔子曰：“吾黨之直者異于是。
The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father, uprightness is to be found in this."
父為子隱，子為父隱，直在其中矣。”
Fan Ch'ih asked about perfect virtue,
樊遲問仁，
The Master said, "It is, in retirement, to be sedately grave, in the management of business, to be reverently attentive, in intercourse with others, to be strictly sincere.
子曰：“居處恭，執(zhí)事敬，與人忠。
Though a man go among rude, uncultivated tribes, these qualities may not be neglected."
雖之夷狄，不可棄也。”
Tsze-kung asked, saying, "What qualities must a man possess to entitle him to be called an officer?"
子貢問曰：“何如斯可謂之士矣？”
The Master said, "He who in his conduct of himself maintains a sense of shame, and when sent to any quarter will not disgrace his prince's commission, deserves to be called an officer."
子曰：“行己有恥，使于四方不辱君命，可謂士矣。”
Tsze-kung pursued, "I venture to ask who may be placed in the next lower rank?"
曰：“敢問其次？”
And he was told, "He whom the circle of his relatives pronounce to be filial, whom his fellow villagers and neighbors pronounce to be fraternal."
曰：“宗族稱孝焉，鄉(xiāng)黨稱弟焉。”
