子曰：“狂而不直，侗而不愿，悾悾而不信，吾不知之矣。”
1The Master said, 'Ardent and yet not upright; stupid and yet not attentive; simple and yet not sincere:-- such persons I do not understand.'
Book 8, Passage 8.16
The Master said, 'Ardent and yet not upright; stupid and yet not attentive; simple and yet not sincere:-- such persons I do not understand.'
子曰：“狂而不直，侗而不愿，悾悾而不信，吾不知之矣。”
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Chinese commentary · 2 notes
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
侗：幼稚，无知。愿：谨慎老实。
悾悾：诚恳的样子。