Original Text:
子曰诗三百一言以蔽之曰思无邪
Translation:
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Other Translations:
The Master said, “The Odes number several hundred, and yet can be judged with a single phrase: ‘Oh, they will not lead you astray'”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said, The three hundred poems of the Book of Odes may be summed up in a single phrase: Think nothing base.
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.