Li Lou I · 孟子 4A.24

Passage 24

樂lè正zhèng子zǐ從cóng於wū子zǐ敖áo之zhī齊qí。樂lè正zhèng子zǐ見jiàn孟mèng子zǐ，孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē：「子zǐ亦yì來lái見jiàn我wǒ乎hū？」曰yuē：「先xiān生shēng何hé爲wéi出chū此cǐ言yán也yě？」曰yuē：「子zǐ來lái幾jī日rì矣yǐ？」曰yuē：「昔xī者zhě。」曰yuē：「昔xī者zhě，則zé我wǒ出chū此cǐ言yán也yě，不bú亦yì宜yí乎hū？」曰yuē：「舍shè館guǎn未wèi定dìng。」曰yuē：「子zǐ聞wén之zhī也yě；『舍shè館guǎn定dìng，然rán後hòu求qiú見jiàn長cháng者zhě』乎hū？」曰yuē：「克kè有yǒu罪zuì。」

The disciple Yue Zheng went in the train of Zi Ao to Qi. He came to see Mencius, who said to him, 'Are you also come to see me?' Yue Zheng replied, 'Master, why do you speak such words?' 'How many days have you been here?' asked Mencius. 'I came yesterday.' 'Yesterday! Is it not with reason then that I thus speak?' 'My lodging-house was not arranged.' 'Have you heard that a scholar's lodging-house must be arranged before he visit his elder?' Yue Zheng said, 'I have done wrong.'