Analects 5.12

Original Text:

子贡曰我不欲人之加诸我也吾亦欲无加诸人子曰赐也非尔所及也

Translation:

Other Translations:

Zigong said, “What I do not wish others to do unto me, I also wish not to do unto others.”

The Master said, “Ah, Zigong! That is something quite beyond you.”

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

Zigong said, What I don’t want others to do to me, I want to avoid doing to others. The Master said, Si (Zigong), you haven’t gotten to that stage yet.

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