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子貢問政。子曰：「足食。足兵。民信之矣。」子貢曰：「必不得已而去，於斯三者何先？」曰：「去兵。」子貢曰：「必不得已而去，於斯二者何先？」曰：「去食。自古皆有死，民無信不立。」 1st earthly branch/child; gentleman, master \ tribute \ ask \ government \ 1st earthly branch/child; gentleman, master \ say \ : \ " \ sufficient/foot \ eat \ sufficient/foot \ weapon \ people \ truthful \ go to/(3p object pronoun; attributive particle) \ (final particle) \ " \ 1st earthly branch/child; gentleman, master \ tribute \ say \ : \ " \ necessarily \ not/不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) \ obtain \ cease; already \ and, but \ depart \ at (locative preposition) \ split (v.)/this/斯須 a short time \ three \ (nominalizing particle) \ what \ first \ ? \ " \ say \ : \ " \ depart \ weapon \ " \ 1st earthly branch/child; gentleman, master \ tribute \ say \ : \ " \ necessarily \ not/不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) \ obtain \ cease; already \ and, but \ depart \ at (locative preposition) \ split (v.)/this/斯須 a short time \ two \ (nominalizing particle) \ what \ first \ ? \ " \ say \ : \ " \ depart \ eat \ self (adv.)/to follow; from \ ancient \ all \ have, exist \ die (v.) \ people \ not have/volitional prefix/don’t \ truthful \ not/不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) \ stand (v.) \ " 6

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Tsı́ kùwng mȷùn ts̯èng. Tsı́ hȷwot : " tsȷowk z̯ık. Tsȷowk pȷāeng. Mȷı̄n sı̀n ts̯ı̄ hı́. " tsı́ kùwng hȷwot : " pȷıt pȷūw tok yı́ n̯ı̄ khȷò , 'ȷō sȷē sām ts̯áe hā sēn ? " hȷwot : " khȷò pȷāeng. " tsı́ kùwng hȷwot : " pȷıt pȷūw tok yı́ n̯ı̄ khȷò , 'ȷō sȷē n̯ı̀ȷ ts̯áe hā sēn ? " hȷwot : " khȷò z̯ık. Dzı̀ȷ kú kēaȷ hȷúw sı́ȷ , mȷı̄n mȷū sı̀n pȷūw lıp. " Zi Gong asked about government. The Master said, "The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler." Zi Gong said, "If it cannot be helped, and one of these must be dispensed with, which of the three should be foregone first?" "The military equipment," said the Master. Zi Gong again asked, "If it cannot be helped, and one of the remaining two must be dispensed with, which of them should be foregone?" The Master answered, "Part with the food. From of old, death has been the lot of all men; but if the people have no faith in their rulers, there is no standing for the state." 子貢問政。子曰：「足食。足兵。民信之矣。」子貢曰：「必不得已而去，於斯三者何先？」曰：「去兵。」子貢曰：「必不得已而去，於斯二者何先？」曰：「去食。自古皆有死，民無信不立。」

Zeichen	子貢問政。子曰：「足食。足兵。民信之矣。」子貢曰：「必不得已而去，於斯三者何先？」曰：「去兵。」子貢曰：「必不得已而去，於斯二者何先？」曰：「去食。自古皆有死，民無信不立。」
MC	Tsı́ kùwng mȷùn ts̯èng. Tsı́ hȷwot : " tsȷowk z̯ık. Tsȷowk pȷāeng. Mȷı̄n sı̀n ts̯ı̄ hı́. " tsı́ kùwng hȷwot : " pȷıt pȷūw tok yı́ n̯ı̄ khȷò , 'ȷō sȷē sām ts̯áe hā sēn ? " hȷwot : " khȷò pȷāeng. " tsı́ kùwng hȷwot : " pȷıt pȷūw tok yı́ n̯ı̄ khȷò , 'ȷō sȷē n̯ı̀ȷ ts̯áe hā sēn ? " hȷwot : " khȷò z̯ık. Dzı̀ȷ kú kēaȷ hȷúw sı́ȷ , mȷı̄n mȷū sı̀n pȷūw lıp. "
Bedeutung	1st earthly branch/child; gentleman, master \ tribute \ ask \ government \ 1st earthly branch/child; gentleman, master \ say \ : \ " \ sufficient/foot \ eat \ sufficient/foot \ weapon \ people \ truthful \ go to/(3p object pronoun; attributive particle) \ (final particle) \ " \ 1st earthly branch/child; gentleman, master \ tribute \ say \ : \ " \ necessarily \ not/不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) \ obtain \ cease; already \ and, but \ depart \ at (locative preposition) \ split (v.)/this/斯須 a short time \ three \ (nominalizing particle) \ what \ first \ ? \ " \ say \ : \ " \ depart \ weapon \ " \ 1st earthly branch/child; gentleman, master \ tribute \ say \ : \ " \ necessarily \ not/不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) \ obtain \ cease; already \ and, but \ depart \ at (locative preposition) \ split (v.)/this/斯須 a short time \ two \ (nominalizing particle) \ what \ first \ ? \ " \ say \ : \ " \ depart \ eat \ self (adv.)/to follow; from \ ancient \ all \ have, exist \ die (v.) \ people \ not have/volitional prefix/don’t \ truthful \ not/不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) \ stand (v.) \ "
Übersetzung	Zi Gong asked about government. The Master said, "The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler." Zi Gong said, "If it cannot be helped, and one of these must be dispensed with, which of the three should be foregone first?" "The military equipment," said the Master. Zi Gong again asked, "If it cannot be helped, and one of the remaining two must be dispensed with, which of them should be foregone?" The Master answered, "Part with the food. From of old, death has been the lot of all men; but if the people have no faith in their rulers, there is no standing for the state."
Kapitel	6
Anzeigezeichen	子貢問政。子曰：「足食。足兵。民信之矣。」子貢曰：「必不得已而去，於斯三者何先？」曰：「去兵。」子貢曰：「必不得已而去，於斯二者何先？」曰：「去食。自古皆有死，民無信不立。」

Master Hȷwot Tsı́ Khȷò 1st Earthly Branch/Child Gentleman