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T'ai-po / 16

子曰，狂而不直，侗而不愿，悾悾而不信，吾不知之矣。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：狂放而不正直，幼稚无知而不老实厚道，表面诚恳而不讲信用，这样的人我实在不知道该拿他怎么办了。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "Ardent and yet not upright; stupid and yet not attentive; simple and yet not sincere:—such persons I do not understand."

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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