lunyu.aiRead and hear The Analects

Yen Yuan / 3

司马牛问仁。子曰，仁者其言也讱。曰，其言也讱，斯谓之仁矣乎。子曰，为之难，言之得无讱乎。

Modern Chinese Guide

司马牛请教什么是仁。孔子说：仁人说话是慎重而不轻易出口的。司马牛说：说话慎重不轻易出口，这就叫作仁了吗？孔子说：做起来很难，说话能不慎重吗？

James Legge Translation

1. Sze-ma Niu asked about perfect virtue. 2. The Master said, "The man of perfect virtue is cautious and slow in his speech." 3. "Cautious and slow in his speech!" said Niu;—"is this what is meant by perfect virtue?" The Master said, "When a man feels the difficulty of doing, can he be other than cautious and slow in speaking?"

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。
analectsyan-yuan

Ask Confucius: controlled AI entry

This release starts with a static safety prompt: AI answers must separate source text, explanation, and modern reflection, with links back to passage pages. Before a model API is connected, rate limits, Origin allowlists, and RAG sources must be ready.