Analects 7.23

Original Text:

子曰天生德于予桓魋其如予何

Translation:

Other Translations:

The Master said, “It is Heaven itself that has endowed me with virtue. What have I to fear from the likes of Huan Tui?”

Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.

The Master said, Heaven has implanted this virtue in me. Huan Tui—what can he do to me?

Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.