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Le Jin · 21

子zǐ曰yuē，父fù母mǔ之zhī年nián，不bù可kě不bù知zhī也yě，一yì则zé以yǐ喜xǐ，一yì则zé以yǐ惧jù。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：父母的年纪，不可以不记在心上。一方面为他们高寿而欢喜，一方面又为他们年迈而忧惧。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The years of parents may by no means not be kept in the memory, as an occasion at once for joy and for fear."

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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