子zǐ曰yuē，众zhòng恶wù之zhī，必bì察chá焉yān，众zhòng好hào之zhī，必bì察chá焉yān。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：大家都厌恶他，也一定要考察一下；大家都喜欢他，也一定要考察一下。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "When the multitude hate a man, it is necessary to examine into the case. When the multitude like a man, it is necessary to examine into the case."

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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