Le Jin / 9
子曰，士志于道，而耻恶衣恶食者，未足与议也。
Modern Chinese Guide
孔子说：读书人立志追求真理，却又以自己吃得差、穿得差为耻，这种人是不值得同他谈论道理的。
James Legge Translation
The Master said, "A scholar, whose mind is set on truth, and who is ashamed of bad clothes and bad food, is not fit to be discoursed with."
Notes and themes
- 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本。
- 中文由繁体转为简体，后续白话解释需逐章审校。
- 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。
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