5.8 君子易事而难说-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《论语(精选)Sayings of Confucius》

【论语（清选)】 君子易事而难说 子曰：“君子易事而难说①也。说之不以 ①难说：“说"同“悦”，使人高 兴。 道，不说也。及其使人也，器之②。小人难事而 ②器之：考虑人的优缺点，量 易说也。说之虽不以道，说也。及其使人也，求 才使用。 ③求备：要求十全十美，完备 备3焉。”（13.25) 无缺。 白话翻译6 孔予说：“为君子做事容易，取悦他却很 难。以不合于道的办法取悦他，他不会喜欢。 在用人时，他能衡量各人的德才。为小人做事 困难，但取悦他很容易。以不合于道的办法取 悦他，他也会喜欢。在用人时，他总是求全责 备。” ·102· The Analects of Confucius (Selections) The Gentleman Is Easy to Work with but Difficult to Please ①please /pli:zl.取悦 Confucius said,"The gentleman is ②employ /im'plbi/t,雇用，使用 3 consider/kan'sidh/.考虑，思考 easy to work with but difficult to please. He is not pleased if one tries to please him in ways against the Way.When he employs2other men,he considers their qualifications.The mean man is difficult to work with but easy to please.He is pleased even if one tries to please him in ways against the Way.When he employs other men,he wants them to be perfect in every way..”(as ·103·