Original Text:
孟武伯问孝子曰父母唯其疾之忧
Translation:
Other Translations:
Meng Wubo asked about filial piety. The Master replied, “Give your parents no cause for anxiety other than the possibility that they might fall ill.”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
Meng Wu Bo asked about filial devotion. The Master said, Your father and mother should have to worry only about your falling ill.
[Or, according to another interpretation of the last clause:]
In the case of one’s father and mother, one just worries about their falling ill.
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.