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子zǐ贡gòng曰yuē，如rú有yǒu博bó施shī于yú民mín，而ér能néng济jì众zhòng，何hé如rú，可kě谓wèi仁rén乎hū。子zǐ曰yuē，何hé事shì于yú仁rén，必bì也yě圣shèng乎hū，尧yáo舜shùn其qí犹yóu病bìng诸zhū。夫fú仁rén者zhě，己jǐ欲yù立lì而ér立lì人rén，己jǐ欲yù达dá而ér达dá人rén。能néng近jìn取qǔ譬pì，可kě谓wèi仁rén之zhī方fāng也yě已yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

子贡说：如果有人能广泛地把恩惠施给百姓，又能周济大众，怎么样？可以算是仁了吧？孔子说：这岂止是仁，那一定是圣了！就连尧、舜恐怕都还难以完全做到呢。所谓仁人，就是自己想要立身，也帮助别人立身；自己想要通达，也帮助别人通达。凡事能就近拿自己作比方，推己及人，这可以说就是实行仁的方法了。

James Legge Translation

1. Tsze-kung said, "Suppose the case of a man extensively conferring benefits on the people, and able to assist all, what would you say of him? Might he be called perfectly virtuous?" The Master said, "Why speak only of virtue in connexion with him? Must he not have the qualities of a sage? Even Yao and Shun were still solicitous about this. 2. "Now the man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others. 3. "To be able to judge of others by what is nigh in ourselves;—this may be called the art of virtue."

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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