Book 12, Passage 12.4

Sze-ma Niu asked about the superior man. The Master said, 'The superior man has neither anxiety nor fear.'

司马牛问君子，子曰：“君子不忧不惧。”曰：“不忧不惧，”…

All 24 passages in Book 124 of 24

3 sentences · 1 notes

司sī马mǎ牛niú问wèn君jūn子zǐ，子zǐ曰yuē：“君jūn子zǐ不bù忧yōu不bù惧jù。”曰yuē：“不bù忧yōu不bù惧jù，斯sī谓wèi之zhī君jūn子zǐ已yǐ乎hū？”子zǐ曰yuē：“内nèi省xǐng不bù疚jiù，夫fú何hé忧yōu何hé惧jù？”

1Sze-ma Niu asked about the superior man. The Master said, 'The superior man has neither anxiety nor fear.'

2'Being without anxiety or fear!' said Nui;-- 'does this constitute what we call the superior man?'

3The Master said, 'When internal examination discovers nothing wrong, what is there to be anxious about, what is there to fear?'

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.

疚：内心痛苦，惭愧。