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子曰，南人有言曰，人而无恒，不可以作巫医，善夫。不恒其德，或承之羞。子曰，不占而已矣。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：南方人有句话说：人如果没有恒心，就不能做巫医。这话说得真好。《易经》上说：不能持久地保持自己的德行，就免不了要蒙受羞辱。孔子说：这是说没有恒心的人用不着去占卜罢了。

James Legge Translation

1. The Master said, "The people of the south have a saying—'A man without constancy cannot be either a wizard or a doctor.' Good! 2. "Inconstant in his virtue, he will be visited with disgrace." 3. The Master said, "This arises simply from not attending to the prognostication."

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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