承叶十九背末句:由人而起的疑不洁,物主总得去问贤者断它洁与不洁;纵是搁在地上的器皿(那自然答不出话来),也当作有知可问之物论。故那刀之洁,单凭它是死物还不够;非说殿院是公共区不可——若是私人区,那刀便算不洁了。
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物主总得去问一位贤者,断那物洁与不洁;纵是搁在地上的器皿——那自然是问也答不出话来的——在律法上也当作有知可问之物论。
its owners will have no choice but to consult a Sage about it to determine whether or not it is ritually pure, as even with regard to a vessel that is placed upon the ground, which is certainly not capable of providing an answer if asked, its legal status is like that of an item that has knowledge to be asked.
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那刀既是死物,单凭这一层还不足以判它洁净。
The fact that the knife is an inanimate object is not reason enough to rule it ritually pure.
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故非说那刀所以洁净是因殿院算作 公共区 不可。
It was therefore necessary to say that the knife is ritually pure because the Temple courtyard is a public domain.
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殿院若算 私人区,那刀便要算作不洁了。
If it was a private domain, the knife would be deemed impure.