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季jì康kāng子zǐ患huàn盗dào，问wèn于yú孔kǒng子zǐ。孔kǒng子zǐ对duì曰yuē，苟gǒu子zǐ之zhī不bú欲yù，虽suī赏shǎng之zhī不bú窃qiè。

Modern Chinese Guide

季康子忧虑盗贼太多，向孔子请教。孔子回答说：如果您自己不贪求财货，那么即使奖励偷窃，百姓也不会去偷。

James Legge Translation

Chi K'ang, distressed about the number of thieves in the state, inquired of Confucius how to do away with them. Confucius said, "If you, sir, were not covetous, although you should reward them to do it, they would not steal."

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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