Ke She · 07

孔kǒng子zǐ曰yuē,君jūn子zǐ有yǒu三sān戒jiè,少shào之zhī时shí,血xuè气qì未wèi定dìng,戒jiè之zhī在zài色sè,及jí其qí壮zhuàng也yě,血xuè气qì方fāng刚gāng,戒jiè之zhī在zài斗dòu,及jí其qí老lǎo也yě,血xuè气qì既jì衰shuāi,戒jiè之zhī在zài得dé。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说:君子有三件应当戒惕的事。年少的时候,血气还没有稳定,要戒惕的是女色;到了壮年,血气正旺盛,要戒惕的是争斗;到了老年,血气已经衰退,要戒惕的是贪得。

James Legge Translation

Confucius said, "There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth, when the physical powers

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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