子zǐ曰yuē，视shì其qí所suǒ以yǐ。观guān其qí所suǒ由yóu。察chá其qí所suǒ安ān。人rén焉yān廋sōu哉zāi，人rén焉yān廋sōu哉zāi。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：看一个人做事的动机，观察他走过的道路，再看他安心于什么。这样一来，人还能隐藏自己吗？还能隐藏自己吗？

James Legge Translation

1. The Master said, "See what a man does. 2. "Mark his motives. 3. "Examine in what things he rests. 4. "How can a man conceal his character? 5. How can a man conceal his character?"

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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