CHAPTER 6. HOW A SCHOLAR MAY NOT BECOME A DEPENDENT BY ACCEPTING PAY WITHOUT OFFICE, AND HOW THE REPEATED PRESENTS OF A PRINCE TO A SCHOLAR MUST BE MADE.
1. 士 is here the scholar, the candidatefor public office and use, still unemployed. 不托,—"does not depend on," i. e., assure himself of a regular support by receiving regular pay though not in office.
does he accept it?" "He accepts it," answered Mencius."On what principle of rightness does he accept it?""Why—the prince ought to assist the people in their necessities."