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Hsien Wan · 33

子zǐ曰yuē，不bú逆nì诈zhà，不bú亿yì不bú信xìn，抑yì亦yì先xiān觉jué者zhě，是shì贤xián乎hū。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：不预先怀疑别人欺诈，不凭空猜测别人不诚信，却能事先觉察到，这才是贤明的吧！

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "He who does not anticipate attempts to deceive him, nor think beforehand of his not being believed, and yet apprehends these things readily (when they occur);—is he not a man of superior worth?"

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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