Original Text:
子曰人而不仁如礼何人而不仁如乐何
Translation:
Other Translations:
The Master said, “A man who is not Good – what has he to do with ritual? A man who is not Good – what has he to do with music?”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said, A human being who lacks humaneness – what is ritual to someone like that? A human being who lacks humaneness – what is music to someone like that?
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.