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子zǐ曰yuē，笃dǔ信xìn好hào学xué，守shǒu死sǐ善shàn道dào。危wēi邦bāng不bú入rù，乱luàn邦bāng不bù居jū，天tiān下xià有yǒu道dào则zé见xiàn，无wú道dào则zé隐yǐn。邦bāng有yǒu道dào，贫pín且qiě贱jiàn焉yān，耻chǐ也yě，邦bāng无wú道dào，富fù且qiě贵guì焉yān，耻chǐ也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：坚定信念、勤奋好学，誓死守卫并完善治国做人的正道。危险的国家不进去，动乱的国家不居留。天下太平就出来做事，天下无道就隐居起来。国家政治清明，自己却贫穷卑贱，这是耻辱；国家政治黑暗，自己却富有显贵，这也是耻辱。

James Legge Translation

1. The Master said, "With sincere faith he unites the love of learning; holding firm to death, he is perfecting the excellence of his course. 2. "Such an one will not enter a tottering State, nor dwell in a disorganized one. When right principles of government prevail in the kingdom, he will show himself; when they are prostrated, he will keep concealed. 3. "When a country is well-governed, poverty and a mean condition are things to be ashamed of. When a country is ill-governed, riches and honour are things to be ashamed of."

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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