子曰,众恶之,必察焉,众好之,必察焉。
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。
- 白话参考底本:《白话论语读本》,张兆瑢、沈元起编译,上海广益书局1948 年新三版。