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子zǐ曰yuē，南nán人rén有yǒu言yán曰yuē，人rén而ér无wú恒héng，不bù可kě以yǐ作zuò巫wū医yī，善shàn夫fú。不bù恒héng其qí德dé，或huò承chéng之zhī羞xiū。子zǐ曰yuē，不bù占zhān而ér已yǐ矣yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：南方人有句话说：人如果没有恒心，就不能做巫医。这话说得真好。《易经》上说：不能持久地保持自己的德行，就免不了要蒙受羞辱。孔子说：这是说没有恒心的人用不着去占卜罢了。

James Legge Translation

1. The Master said, "The people of the south have a saying—'A man without constancy cannot be either a wizard or a doctor.' Good! 2. "Inconstant in his virtue, he will be visited with disgrace." 3. The Master said, "This arises simply from not attending to the prognostication."

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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