Wei Ling Kung · 05

子zǐ张zhāng问wèn行xíng。子zǐ曰yuē,言yán忠zhōng信xìn,行xíng笃dǔ敬jìng,虽suī蛮mán貊mò之zhī邦bāng行xíng矣yǐ。言yán不bù忠zhōng信xìn,行xíng不bù笃dǔ敬jìng,虽suī州zhōu里lǐ行xíng乎hū哉zāi。立lì,则zé见jiàn其qí参shēn于yú前qián也yě,在zài舆yú,则zé见jiàn其qí倚yǐ于yú衡héng也yě。夫fú然rán后hòu行xíng。子zǐ张zhāng书shū诸zhū绅shēn。

Modern Chinese Guide

子张问怎样才能行得通。孔子说:说话忠诚守信,行事笃实恭敬,即使到了偏远的蛮貊之地,也能行得通。说话不忠诚守信,行事不笃实恭敬,即使在本乡本土,又怎能行得通呢?站立时,就仿佛看见忠信笃敬这几个字显现在面前;坐在车上时,就仿佛看见它们靠在车前的横木上。做到这样,然后才能到处行得通。子张把这些话写在腰间的大带上。

James Legge Translation

1. Tsze-chang asked how a man should conduct himself, so as to be everywhere appreciated. 2. The Master said, "Let his words be sincere and truthful, and his actions honourable and careful;—such conduct may be practised among the rude tribes of the South or the North. If his words be

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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