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Wei Ling Kung · 09

子zǐ贡gòng问wèn为wéi仁rén。子zǐ曰yuē，工gōng欲yù善shàn其qí事shì，必bì先xiān利lì其qí器qì，居jū是shì邦bāng也yě，事shì其qí大dà夫fū之zhī贤xián者zhě，友yǒu其qí士shì之zhī仁rén者zhě。

Modern Chinese Guide

子贡问怎样培养仁德。孔子说：工匠想把活儿做好，必先磨好他的工具。住在这个国家，就要侍奉大夫中的贤者，结交士人中的仁者。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-kung asked about the practice of virtue. The Master said, "The mechanic, who wishes to do his work well, must first sharpen his tools. When you are living in any state, take service with the most worthy among its great officers, and make friends of the most virtuous among its scholars."

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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