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T'ai-po · 16

子zǐ曰yuē，狂kuáng而ér不bù直zhí，侗tóng而ér不bú愿yuàn，悾kōng悾kōng而ér不bú信xìn，吾wú不bù知zhī之zhī矣yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：狂放而不正直，幼稚无知而不老实厚道，表面诚恳而不讲信用，这样的人我实在不知道该拿他怎么办了。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "Ardent and yet not upright; stupid and yet not attentive; simple and yet not sincere:—such persons I do not understand."

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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