제2장.下經(하경) 24訓(훈) 156事(사)
Chapter 2. Lower Scripture(下經,하경) 24 Teachings(訓,훈) 156 Matters(事,사)
제 6강령 福(복)......복......第232事.
The 6th Principle : Blessing(福,복)... Blessing... Article 232.
제 2문......善(선)......착함......第241事
Section 2(門,문) : Goodness(善,선)... Goodness / Virtue... Article 241.
제 16호......隱愆(은건)......허물을 숨겨줌......第250事
The 16th Sub-item(戶,호) : Eungeon(隱愆,은건 - Concealing Faults)...
Concealing and Covering Others′ Faults... Article 250.
隱愆(은건)은 남이 만든 과실을 비밀로 하는 것이다.
Eungeon(隱愆,은건 - Concealing Faults) means Keeping another person′s
mistakes confidential.
哲人(철인)이 남의 과실을 듣고 즉시 비밀로 하여 남에게 드러나지 않게 하는 것은
먼저 스스로 부끄럽기 때문이며 먼저 스스로 경계하기 때문이고
또한 남이 관련될까 두려워하여 한사람을 잃음을 천하의 모든 사람을 잃음같이 여기기 때문이다.
When a wise person(哲人,철인 - Cheol-in) hears of someone else′s fault,
the reason they keep it secret immediately and prevent it from being exposed to others is that;
First, they feel ashamed themselves, First, they caution and reflect upon themselves, and
Furthermore, fearing that others might become implicated,
they regard the loss of a single person as equal to losing all the people under heaven.
[Original Text, 원문]
隱愆者는 隱人之做愆也라 (은건자는 은인지주건야라)
Concealing faults(Eun-geon) means keeping the mistakes that others
commit hidden and secret.
哲人은 聞人之愆하고 (철인은 문인지건하고)
When a wise person(Cheol-in) hears of another person′s fault.
直隱而不泄者는 先自愧焉하며 (직은이불설자는 선자괴언하며)
The reason they immediately conceal itand do not disclose it is that they first feel
shame within themselves.
先自警焉하며 又恐聯於人하나니 (선자경언하며 우공련어인하나니)
They first caution and reflect upon themselves, and furthermore,
they fear that other people might become implicated,
失一人을 如失天下之人이니라. (실일인을 여실천하지인이니라.)
Regarding the loss of a single person as equivalent to losing all the people under heaven.
[Explanation, 풀이]
미묘하기 이를데없는 인간사의 미세한 부분까지도 이렇듯 명쾌하게 설명하고
그것에서 시작과 끝을 제거하여 허물을 면케하는 가르침이 있을수 있다는점이
정말로 놀랍고 경외스럽다.
It is truly astonishing and awe- inspiring that there exists a teaching that clearly explains
even the most subtle aspects of human affairs ― which are incomparably subtle ―and allows
one to avoid faults by removing both the beginning and the end from them.