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子zǐ曰yuē，不bù有yǒu祝zhù𬶍tuó之zhī佞nìng，而ér有yǒu宋sòng朝zhāo之zhī美měi，难nán乎hū免miǎn于yú今jīn之zhī世shì矣yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：一个人如果没有祝𬶍那样的口才，却只有宋朝那样的美貌，在如今这个世道是很难免于祸患的。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "Without the specious speech of the litanist T'o and the beauty of the prince Chao of Sung, it is difficult to escape in the present age."

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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