子曰:“人之生也直,罔之生也幸而免。”
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.'
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.'
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.'
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