The Analects论语

Book 6, Passage 6.19

The Master said, 'Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness, and yet live, his escape from death is the effect of mere good fortune.'

子曰:“人之生也直,罔之生也幸而免。”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“人rén之zhī生shēng也yě直zhí,罔wǎng之zhī生shēng也yě幸xìng而ér免miǎn。”

1The Master said, 'Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness, and yet live, his escape from death is the effect of mere good fortune.'

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.

罔:诬罔不直的人

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