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Wei Ling Kung · 06

子zǐ曰yuē，直zhí哉zāi史shǐ鱼yú，邦bāng有yǒu道dào如rú矢shǐ，邦bāng无wú道dào如rú矢shǐ。君jūn子zǐ哉zāi，蘧qú伯bó玉yù，邦bāng有yǒu道dào，则zé仕shì，邦bāng无wú道dào，则zé可kě卷juǎn而ér怀huái之zhī。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：史鱼真正直啊，国家政治清明时，他像箭一样正直；国家政治黑暗时，他也像箭一样正直。蘧伯玉真是个君子啊，国家政治清明时，就出来做官；国家政治黑暗时，就能把才能收敛隐藏起来。

James Legge Translation

1. The Master said, "Truly straightforward was the historiographer Yu. When good government prevailed in his State, he was like an arrow. When bad government prevailed, he was like an arrow. 2. A superior man indeed is Chu Po-yu! When good government prevails in his state, he is to be found in office. When bad government prevails, he can roll his principles up, and keep them in his breast."

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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