Exploring the Analects

Exploring the Analects

Book 17: 《陽貨》 Yang Huo

《陽貨》 Passage 17.24

子貢曰:「君子亦有惡乎?」子曰:「有惡:惡稱人之惡者,惡居下流而訕上者,惡勇而無禮者,惡果敢而窒者。」曰:「賜也亦有惡乎?」「惡徼以為知者,惡不孫以為勇者,惡訐以為直者。」

Legge Translation (1861)

Zigong said: "Has the superior man his hatreds also?"

The Master said: "He has his hatreds. He hates those who proclaim the evil of others. He hates the man who, being in a low station, slanders his superiors. He hates those who have valor without propriety. He hates those who are forward and determined, and, at the same time, of contracted understanding."

The Master then inquired: "Ci, have you also your hatreds?"

Zigong replied: "I hate those who pry out matters, and ascribe the knowledge to their wisdom. I hate those who are only not modest, and think that their conduct is valor. I hate those who make known secrets, and think that they are straightforward."
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