Original Text:
子谓子夏曰女为君子儒毋为小人儒
Translation:
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Other Translations:
The Master said to Zixia, “Be a gentlemanly ru. Do not be a petty ru.”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said to Zixia, You should be a gentleman scholar. Don’t be a petty man scholar.
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.