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Hsien Wan · 11

子zǐ曰yuē，贫pín而ér无wú怨yuàn，难nán，富fù而ér无wú骄jiāo，易yì。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：贫穷却没有怨恨，这很难；富有却不骄傲，这倒容易。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy."

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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