子贡问友。子曰,忠吿而善道之,不可则止,毋自辱焉。
Modern Chinese Guide
子贡请教怎样对待朋友。孔子说:忠心地劝告他,好好地引导他,如果他不听就作罢,不要自讨没趣、自取其辱。
James Legge Translation
Tsze-kung asked about friendship. The Master said, "Faithfully admonish your friend, and skillfully lead him on. If you find him impracticable, stop. Do not disgrace yourself."
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。
- 白话参考底本:《白话论语读本》,张兆瑢、沈元起编译,上海广益书局1948 年新三版。