子zǐ曰yuē，吾wú之zhī于yú人rén也yě谁shuí毁huǐ，谁shuí誉yù，如rú有yǒu所suǒ誉yù者zhě，其qí有yǒu所suǒ试shì矣yǐ。斯sī民mín也yě，三sān代dài之zhī所suǒ以yǐ直zhí道dào而ér行xíng也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：我对于别人，诋毁过谁？称赞过谁？如果有我所称赞的，那也是经过考验的。现在这些百姓，正是夏、商、周三代能秉持正道而行的那些百姓。

James Legge Translation

1. The Master said, "In my dealings with men, whose evil do I blame, whose goodness do I praise, beyond what is proper? If I do sometimes exceed in praise, there must be ground for it in my examination of the individual. 2. "This people supplied the ground why the three dynasties pursued the path of straightforwardness."

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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