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Hsien Wan · 06

南nán宫gōng适kuò问wèn于yú孔kǒng子zǐ曰yuē，羿yì善shàn射shè，奡ào荡dàng舟zhōu，俱jù不bù得dé其qí死sǐ然rán，禹yǔ稷jì躬gōng稼jià，而ér有yǒu天tiān下xià。夫fū子zǐ不bù答dá。南nán宫gōng适kuò出chū。子zǐ曰yuē，君jūn子zǐ哉zāi若ruò人rén，尙shàng德dé哉zāi若ruò人rén。

Modern Chinese Guide

南宫适问孔子说：羿善于射箭，奡能陆地行舟，都没能得到善终；禹和稷亲自耕种庄稼，却得到了天下。孔子没有回答。南宫适出去后，孔子说：这个人真是君子啊！这个人真崇尚德行啊！

James Legge Translation

Nan-kung Kwo, submitting an inquiry to Confucius, said, "I was skillful at archery, and Ao could move a boat along upon the land, but neither of them died a natural death. Yu and Chi personally wrought at the toils of husbandry, and they became possessors of the kingdom." The Master made no reply; but when Nan-kung Kwo went out, he said, "A superior man indeed is this! An esteemer of virtue indeed is this!"

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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