Yung Yey / 17
子曰，人之生也直，罔之生也，幸而免。
Modern Chinese Guide
孔子说：人能生存，是因为正直；不正直的人也能生存，那不过是侥幸地免于祸患罢了。
James Legge Translation
The Master said, "Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness, and yet live, his escape from death is the effect of mere good fortune."
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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