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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.’
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