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子zǐ曰yuē，唯wéi女nǘ子zǐ与yǔ小xiǎo人rén，为wéi难nán养yǎng也yě，近jìn之zhī则zé不bú孙xùn，远yuǎn之zhī则zé怨yuàn。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：只有女子和小人是难以相处的，亲近了他们就会失去恭顺，疏远了他们就会心生怨恨。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "Of all people, girls and servants are the most difficult to behave to. If you are familiar with them, they lose their humility. If you maintain a reserve towards them, they are discontented."

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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