Original Text:
子曰不曰如之何如之何者吾末如之何也已矣
Translation:
Other Translations:
The Master said, “I have never been able to do anything for a person who is not himself constantly asking, ‘What should I do? What should I do?’ ”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said, People who don’t ask themselves, How should I proceed? How should I proceed?—I don’t know how to proceed with their kind!
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.