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子zǐ曰yuē，巍wēi巍wēi乎hū，舜shùn禹yǔ之zhī有yǒu天tiān下xià也yě，而ér不bú与yù焉yān。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：多么崇高伟大啊！舜和禹拥有天下，却一点也不为自己谋私利。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "How majestic was the manner in which Shun and Yu held possession of the empire, as if it were nothing to them!"

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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