子游曰,事君数,斯辱矣,朋友数,斯疏矣。
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。
- 白话参考底本:《白话论语读本》,张兆瑢、沈元起编译,上海广益书局1948 年新三版。