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子zǐ贡gòng曰yuē，纣zhòu之zhī不bú善shàn，不bù如rú是shì之zhī甚shèn也yě。是shì以yǐ君jūn子zǐ恶wù居jū下xià流liú，天tiān下xià之zhī恶è皆jiē归guī焉yān。

Modern Chinese Guide

子贡说：纣王的坏，并不像传说的那么严重。所以君子憎恶处在下流的地位，因为天下一切坏名声都会归到他身上。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-kung said, "Chau's wickedness was not so great as that name implies. Therefore, the superior man hates to dwell

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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