论语名句英译丨每日一页（5）

35. 富与贵，是人之所欲也，不以其道得之，不处也。 4.5

​Riches and ranks are what men desire. But if they are not obtained in a just way, they should not be held. 

36. 贫与贱，是人之所恶也，不以其道得之，不去也。 4.5

Poverty and humbleness are what men detest. But if they cannot be avoided in a just way, they should not be evaded. 

37. 人之过也，各于其党。观过，斯知仁矣。 4.7

A man’s faults are similar to those committed by the group that he belongs to. By observing his faults we know what kind of person he is.

38. 朝闻道，夕死可矣。 4.8

If I were told of the truth in the morning, I could die willingly even in the evening.

39. 士志于道，而耻恶衣恶食者，未足与议也。 4.9

It is not worthwhile to talk about the truth with scholars who, while pursuing the truth, feel it a shame to live off bad clothes and poor food.

40. 君子之于天下也，无适也，无莫也，义之与比。 4.10

To a superior man, there is nothing in the world that he ought to do or ought not to do. He just does what is right.” 

41. 君子怀德，小人怀土。 4.11

A superior man holds to morality, while a petty man clings to his lotus land.  4.11

(Note: A lotus land , or a lotusland, is a place providing idle pleasure and luxury. 安乐乡)

42. 君子怀刑，小人怀惠。

A superior man holds to legal laws, while a petty man clings to his personal gains.  4.11