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Shu R. / 15

子曰，饭疏食飮水，曲肱而枕之，乐亦在其中矣，不义而富且贵，于我如浮云。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：吃粗粮，喝冷水，弯着胳膊当枕头，快乐也就在这中间了。用不正当的手段得来的富贵，对我来说就像天上的浮云一样。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow;—I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honours acquired by unrighteousness, are to me as a floating cloud."

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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