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宰zǎi我wǒ问wèn曰yuē，仁rén者zhě虽suī吿gào之zhī曰yuē，井jǐng有yǒu仁rén焉yān，其qí从cóng之zhī也yě。子zǐ曰yuē，何hé为wéi其qí然rán也yě，君jūn子zǐ可kě逝shì也yě，不bù可kě陷xiàn也yě，可kě欺qī也yě，不bù可kě罔wǎng也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

宰我问道：有仁德的人，即使告诉他说井里掉下去一个人，他也会跟着跳下去救吗？孔子说：为什么要这样做呢？君子可以让他走到井边去救，却不可以让他陷落井中；可以用合乎情理的话欺骗他，却不可以用荒谬的话愚弄他。

James Legge Translation

Tsai Wo asked, saying, "A benevolent man, though it be told him,—"There is a man in the well" will go in after him, I suppose." Confucius said, "Why should he do so?" A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled."

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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