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Traditional:

論陰陽五行，曰：「康節說得法密，橫渠說得理透。邵伯 溫載伊川言曰：『向惟見周茂叔語及此，然不及先生之有 條理也。』欽夫以為伊川未必有此語，蓋伯溫妄載。某則 以為此語恐誠有之。」
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Simplified

论阴阳五行，曰：「康节说得法密，横渠说得理透。邵伯 温载伊川言曰：『向惟见周茂叔语及此，然不及先生之有 条理也。』钦夫以为伊川未必有此语，盖伯温妄载。某则 以为此语恐诚有之。」
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Translation:

[Zhu Xi] discussed Yin-Yang and the Five Components of Activity, saying: "The way [Shao] Kang-jie discusses them is closely reasoned. and the way that [Zhang] Heng-qu discusses them is penetrating. Shao Bo-wen records the words of [Chen] Yi-chuan: 'I have never known of the words of Zhou Mao-shu reaching to this level, so his explanations are not as finely laid out as those of my own teacher.' Qian-fu thought that [Chen] Yi-chuan had not necessarily [really] said this, and that it was a fabrication by [Shao] Bo-wen, [but] I believe that [Chen Yi-chuan] probably really was made such a statement.

Commentary:

I am not sure of the correctness of "I have never known of the words of Zhou Mao-shu reaching to this level, so his explanations are not as finely laid out as those of my own teacher," Judging by the surface meaning, I would think the first clause actually should mean, "I have never seen [where] Zhou Mao-shu discusses this," and the second clause should be, "however, [his explanations] are not as finely laid out as those of my own teacher." However, if he has not seen a discussion then how can he judge that discussion to be inferior to that of someone else? In any event, this passage does not seem particularly relevant to philosophical concerns.

-- PEM