The Analects论语

Book 14, Passage 14.20

The Master said, 'He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.'

子曰:“其言之不怍,则为之也难。”
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1 sentences · 1 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“其qí言yán之zhī不bù怍zuò,则zé为wéi之zhī也yě难nán。”

1The Master said, 'He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.'

Chinese commentary · 1 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

怍:惭愧。

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