Book 19, Passage 19.8

Tsze-hsia said, 'The mean man is sure to gloss his faults.'

子夏曰：“小人之过也必文”

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1 sentences · 1 notes

子zǐ夏xià曰yuē：“小xiǎo人rén之zhī过guò也yě必bì文wén”

1Tsze-hsia said, 'The mean man is sure to gloss his faults.'

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.

文：掩饰。