或huò曰yuē，以yǐ德dé报bào怨yuàn，何hé如rú。子zǐ曰yuē，何hé以yǐ报bào德dé。以yǐ直zhí报bào怨yuàn，以yǐ德dé报bào德dé。

Modern Chinese Guide

有人说：用恩德来回报怨恨，怎么样？孔子说：那用什么来回报恩德呢？应该用公正来回报怨恨，用恩德来回报恩德。

James Legge Translation

1. Some one said, "What do you say concerning the principle that injury should be recompensed with kindness?" 2. The Master said, "With what then will you recompense kindness? 3. "Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness."

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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