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Le Jin · 26

子zǐ游yóu曰yuē，事shì君jūn数shuò，斯sī辱rǔ矣yǐ，朋péng友yǒu数shuò，斯sī疏shū矣yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

子游说：侍奉君主如果过于烦琐，就会招来羞辱；对待朋友如果过于烦琐，反而会被疏远。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-yu said, "In serving a prince, frequent remonstrances lead to disgrace. Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant."

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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