The Analect Chapter 4.5: The Master said, "Riches and honors are what men desire. If it cannot be obtained in the proper way, they should not be held. Poverty and meanness are what men dislike. If it cannot be avoided in the proper way, they should not be avoided 子曰：富与贵是人之所欲也，不以其道得之，不处也；贫与贱是人之所恶也，不以其道得之，不去也。

1. JUN LU
[Lecturer]
OKOYE, DAVID IKECHUKWU[]
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[Presenter]
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
YANSHAN UNIVERSITY
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…a presentation on Chinese culture.

2. OUTLINES:
• Preambles
• TheExcerpt
• Meaning
• Reasons
• Similarities
• Personal analysis
Excerptfrom the
ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS
《论语》
interpreted and analyzed

3. People are into many things[belief,
clothing, housing, music, etc.],
amongst all they are into are the
ones they like; amongst the ones
they like are the ones that work for
them. They therefore tend to
repeat the ones that work for them
which over time become their
tradition and later to a larger
extent their culture. A closer look
at culture shows a tradition , a
closer look at tradition shows a
person or people of ideas. This
presentation is therefore a closer
PREAMBLE

4. 子
曰,
富
與
貴
是
人
之
所
欲
也
不
以
其
道
得
之，
不
處
也
貧
與
賤
是
人
之
所
惡
也
不
以
其
道
得
之，
不
去
也
The Excerpt

5. Translations
The Master said, "Riches and honors are what men
desire. If it cannot be obtained in the proper way,
they should not be held. Poverty and meanness are
what men dislike. If it cannot be avoided in the
proper way, they should not be avoided
Simplified Chinese
English translation
子曰：富与贵是人之所欲也，不以其道得之，
不处也；贫与贱是人之所恶也，不以其道得
之，不去也。

6. Meaning/Interpretations
The foregoing statement explains
that:Riches and honors are the cravings of man but should not be
ill-gotten.
Poverty and meanness are what a man would not desire to
have but should be accepted in good fate if there is no
morally accepted way to avoid it.
Virtue is the most important factor to be considered in
struggle for self wellness. Regardless of the extreme
situation of things, a meaningful exit must only be
negotiated through the route of virtue.
A poor man with virtue is better than a rich man without
virtue

7. Similarities
“Kwuba aka oto ma mee ihe ziri ezi n`iwu”
*Always be upright in all you do
*Do not pervert due process
* Do what is permissible by law.

8. Personal analysis
孔大为
Riches is desirable and should be
pursued until there is no good
way to get it; Poverty is
undesirable and should be
avoided until there is no good way
to avoid it.
My Simple Summary

9. Virtue
Virtue is an important life quality that it
should not be given away at the
expense of anything(riches); it is as
important as life to any sane human
person.
Virtue is to success what venue is to
an event. Is better to sit at home than
to end up in a crash or in an unknown
destination.
Virtue is defined as the quality of
being morally good or righteous.
* People

10. THANK
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