子曰：“色厉而内荏，譬诸小人，其犹穿窬之盗也与？”
1The Master said, 'He who puts on an appearance of stern firmness, while inwardly he is weak, is like one of the small, mean people;-- yea, is he not like the thief who breaks through, or climbs over, a wall?'
Book 17, Passage 17.12
The Master said, 'He who puts on an appearance of stern firmness, while inwardly he is weak, is like one of the small, mean people;-- yea, is he not like the…
子曰：“色厉而内荏，譬诸小人，其犹穿窬之盗也与？”
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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.
荏：软弱。
窬：同“逾”，爬墙。