Study Of The Translation Of Confucius Philosophical Treatise Lun Yu (The Analects)
Table 4: Example of translation of the term仁 [rén]
Original text | Literal translation | Translation by Popov |
子曰:苟志于仁矣,无恶也 | ‘Confucius said: If you strive for humanity, you will not do bad things.’ | ‘The philosopher said: If anyone has a sincere desire for humanity, then he will not do evil.’ |