Book 14: 《憲問》 Xian Wen (Xian Asked)
《憲問》 Passage 14.10
子曰：「貧而無怨難，富而無驕易。」
Legge Translation (1861)
The Master said: "To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy."Word by word
- 子曰 zǐ yuē
the Master said
- 子 the Master (Confucius); title of respect for a teacher
- 曰 said, spoke
- 貧 pín
poor, impoverished
- 而 ér
coordinating conjunction: and, but
- 無 wú
without, lacking
- 怨 yuàn
resentment, complaint
- 難 nán
difficult, hard
- 富 fù
rich, wealthy
- 而 ér
coordinating conjunction: and
- 無 wú
without, lacking
- 驕 jiāo
arrogant, haughty
- 易 yì
easy
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