论语名句英译丨每日一页（25）

204. 饱食终日，无所用心，难矣哉！  17.22

A man who simply eats his fill every day without applying his mind to anything else will find it hard to get along!

205. 君子有勇而无义为乱，小人有勇而无义为盗。17.23

Failing to base valiancy on justice, a superior man might turn trouble-maker; failing to base valiancy on justice, a base man might turn mobster.

（A superior man usually refers to a high official or a man of virtue. Here it refers to the former.）

206. 恶称人之恶者，恶居下流而讪上者，恶勇而无礼者，恶果敢而窒者。17.24

(A man of virtue) hates those who take delight in talking about other’s demerits. He hates the inferior who slander the superior. He hates those who are bold but intemperate. He hates those who are resolute but stubborn.

207. 唯女子与小人为难养也。17.25

Women and inferior men are hard to deal with.

208. 年四十而见恶焉，其终也已。17.26

If a man remains the object of dislike in his forties, he will be hopeless for the rest of his life. 

209. 君子之仕也，行其义也。18.7

A superior man holds office simply for the purpose of performing the righteous duties.

210. 无求备于一人。18.10

Never demand perfection of a person. 

211.虽小道，必有可观者焉，致远恐泥，是以君子不为也。（子夏）19.4

Although some skills are minor ones, they are certainly useful, except that they might hinder a lofty target, so a superior man does not practice them.

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