论语名句英译丨每日一页（27）

219. 君子恶居下流，天下之恶皆归焉。19.20（子贡）

A superior man hates to be in a low-lying moral position, where all the evils of the world would be imputed to him. 

（A person caught stealing a sheep would be blamed for all the theft in the village.）

220. 君子之过也，如日月之食焉。过也，人皆见之；更也，人皆仰之。19.21（子贡）

The faults of a superior man are like the eclipses of the sun and the moon. When he has faults, all men witness them; when he has mended them, all men look up to him with admiration. 

221. 君子一言以为知，一言以为不知，言不可不慎也。19.25（子贡）

A gentleman may be considered wise for just one word, or unwise for another, so better be cautious when you utter a word. 

222. 君子惠而不费。20.2

A superior man should render others benefits at little of his expense.

​（The government may allow and encourage the people to do things that will best benefit them without having to consume the state resources.）

223. 不教而杀谓之虐。20.2

To impose death penalty without jural instruction beforehand is called tyranny.

224. 不戒视成谓之暴。  20.2

To demand immediate success without forewarning is called asperity.

225. 慢令致期谓之贼。20.2

To issue an order in a loose way at first and suddenly impose the due date is called frame-up. 

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