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子zǐ夏xià之zhī门mén人rén问wèn交jiāo于yú子zǐ张zhāng。子zǐ张zhāng曰yuē，子zǐ夏xià云yún何hé。对duì曰yuē，子zǐ夏xià曰yuē，可kě者zhě与yǔ之zhī，其qí不bù可kě者zhě拒jù之zhī。子zǐ张zhāng曰yuē，异yì乎hū吾wú所suǒ闻wén，君jūn子zǐ尊zūn贤xián而ér容róng众zhòng，嘉jiā善shàn而ér矜jīn不bù能néng，我wǒ之zhī大dà贤xián与yú，于yú人rén何hé所suǒ不bù容róng，我wǒ之zhī不bù贤xián与yú，人rén将jiāng拒jù我wǒ，如rú之zhī何hé其qí拒jù人rén也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

子夏的学生向子张请教怎样交友。子张说：子夏是怎么说的？学生答道：子夏说，可以交往的就跟他交往，不可以交往的就拒绝他。子张说：这和我所听到的不同。君子尊敬贤人，也能容纳众人；赞美好人，也能同情能力不够的人。我若是十分贤良，那对别人有什么不能容纳的呢？我若是不贤良，别人就会拒绝我，我又怎么谈得上去拒绝别人呢？

James Legge Translation

The disciples of Tsze-hsia asked Tsze-chang about the principles that should characterize mutual intercourse. Tsze-chang asked, "What does Tsze-hsia say on the subject?" They replied, "Tsze-hsia says:—'Associate with those who can advantage you. Put away from you those who cannot do so.'" Tsze-chang observed, "This is different from what I have learned. The superior man honours the talented and virtuous, and bears with all. He praises the good, and pities the incompetent. Am I possessed of great talents and virtue?—who is there among men whom I will not bear with? Am I devoid of talents and virtue?—men will put me away from them. What have we to do with the putting away of others?"

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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