Original Text:
子曰以约失之者鲜矣
Translation:
Other Translations:
The Master said, “Very few go astray who comport themselves with restraint.”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said, Those who go wrong by holding back are few.
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.