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Hsien Wan / 46

原壤夷俟。子曰，幼而不孙弟，长而无述焉，老而不死，是为贼。以杖叩其胫。

Modern Chinese Guide

原壤叉开两腿坐着等孔子。孔子说：你小时候不懂谦逊、不敬兄长，长大了又没有什么可称道的作为，老了还不死，真是个害人的家伙。说完用手杖敲他的小腿。

James Legge Translation

Yuan Zang was squatting on his heels, and

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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