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The Analects · Xian Wen

Hsien Wan · 01

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宪xiàn问wèn耻chǐ。子zǐ曰yuē，邦bāng有yǒu道dào谷gǔ，邦bāng无wú道dào谷gǔ，耻chǐ也yě。

Hsien asked what was shameful. The Master said, "When good government prevails in a state, to be thinking only of salary; and, when bad government prevails, to be thinking, in the same way, only of salary;—this is shameful."