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The madman of Ch'u, Chieh-yu, passed by Confucius, singing and saying, "O FANG! O FANG! How is your virtue degenerated?
楚狂接輿歌而過孔子曰：“鳳兮鳳兮，何德之衰？
As to the past, reproof is useless, but the future may still be provided against.
往者不可諫，來者猶可追。
Give up your vain pursuit, give up your vain pursuit. Peril awaits those who now engage in affairs of government!"
已而已而，今之從政者殆而！”
Confucius alighted and wished to converse with him, but Chieh-yu hastened away, so that he could not talk with him.
孔子下，欲與之言，趨而辟之，不得與之言。
Ch'ang-tsu and Chieh-ni were at work in the field together, when Confucius passed by them, and sent Tsze-lu to inquire for the ford.
長沮、桀溺耦而耕，孔子過之，使子路問津焉。
Ch'ang-tsu said, "Who is he that holds the reins in the carriage there?"
長沮曰：“夫執(zhí)輿者為誰？”
"It is K'ung Ch'iu.', "Yes," was the reply, to which the other rejoined, "He knows the ford."
子路曰：“為孔丘。”曰：“是也。”曰：“是知津矣。”
Tsze-lu then inquired of Chieh-ni, who said to him, "Who are you, sir?" He answered, "I am Chung Yu."
問于桀溺，桀溺曰：“子為誰？”曰：“為仲由。”
"Are you not the disciple of K'ung Ch'iu of Lu?" asked the other.
曰：“是魯孔丘之徒與？”
"I am," replied he, and then Chieh-ni said to him, "Disorder, like a swelling flood, spreads over the whole empire,
對曰：“然。”曰：“滔滔者天下皆是也，
and who is he that will change its state for you? then follow one who merely withdraws from this one and that one,
而誰以易之？且而與其從辟人之士也，
had you not better follow those who have withdrawn from the world altogether?"
豈若從辟世之士？”
With this he fell to covering up the seed, and proceeded with his work, without stopping.
耰而不輟。
