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Kung-ye Ch'ang · 04

或huò曰yuē，雍yōng也yě仁rén，而ér不bú佞nìng。子zǐ曰yuē，焉yān用yòng佞nìng，御yù人rén以yǐ口kǒu给jǐ，屡lǚ憎zēng于yú人rén，不bù知zhī其qí仁rén，焉yān用yòng佞nìng。

Modern Chinese Guide

有人说：冉雍这个人有仁德，可是没有口才。孔子说：何必要有口才呢？靠伶牙俐齿去和人辩驳，常常招人厌恶。冉雍是不是仁我不知道，但何必要有口才呢？

James Legge Translation

1. Some one said, "Yung is truly virtuous, but he is not ready with his tongue." 2. The Master said, "What is the good of being ready with the tongue? They who encounter men with smartnesses of speech for the most part procure themselves hatred. I know not whether he be truly virtuous, but why should he show readiness of the tongue?"

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
  • 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
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