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Le Jin · 09

子zǐ曰yuē，士shì志zhì于yú道dào，而ér耻chǐ恶è衣yī恶è食shí者zhě，未wèi足zú与yǔ议yì也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：读书人立志追求真理，却又以自己吃得差、穿得差为耻，这种人是不值得同他谈论道理的。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "A scholar, whose mind is set on truth, and who is ashamed of bad clothes and bad food, is not fit to be discoursed with."

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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