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子zǐ路lù曰yuē，君jūn子zǐ尙shàng勇yǒng乎hū。子zǐ曰yuē，君jūn子zǐ义yì以yǐ为wéi上shàng，君jūn子zǐ有yǒu勇yǒng而ér无wú义yì，为wéi乱luàn，小xiǎo人rén有yǒu勇yǒng而ér无wú义yì，为wéi盗dào。

Modern Chinese Guide

子路说：君子崇尚勇敢吗？孔子说：君子把道义看作最尊贵的。君子有勇无义，就会作乱；小人有勇无义，就会做强盗。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-lu said, "Does the superior man esteem valour?" The Master said, "The superior man holds righteousness to be of highest importance. A man in a superior situation, having valour without righteousness, will be guilty of insubordination; one of the lower people having valour without righteousness, will commit robbery."

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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