Analects 12.13
Original Text:
子曰听讼吾犹人也必也使无讼乎
Translation:
Other Translations:
The Master said, “When it comes to hearing civil litigation, I am as good as anyone else. What is necessary, though, is to bring it about that there is no civil litigation at all.”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said, In hearing lawsuits, I’m no different from other people. What we need is for there to be no lawsuits!
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.