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Le Jin / 26

子游曰，事君数，斯辱矣，朋友数，斯疏矣。

Modern Chinese Guide

子游说：侍奉君主如果过于烦琐，就会招来羞辱；对待朋友如果过于烦琐，反而会被疏远。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-yu said, "In serving a prince, frequent remonstrances lead to disgrace. Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant."

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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