子贡曰:“纣之不善,不如是之甚也。是以君子恶居下流,天下之恶皆归焉。”
1Tsze-kung said, 'Chau's wickedness was not so great as that name implies. Therefore, the superior man hates to dwell in a low-lying situation, where all the evil of the world will flow in upon him.'
Tsze-kung said, 'Chau's wickedness was not so great as that name implies. Therefore, the superior man hates to dwell in a low-lying situation, where all the…
1Tsze-kung said, 'Chau's wickedness was not so great as that name implies. Therefore, the superior man hates to dwell in a low-lying situation, where all the evil of the world will flow in upon him.'
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
纣:商朝最后一个君王,是有名的暴君。