Study Of The Translation Of Confucius Philosophical Treatise Lun Yu (The Analects)
Table 5: Example of translation of the term仁 [rén]
Original text | Literal translation | Translation by Popov |
子曰:不仁者不可以久处约,不可以长处乐。仁者安仁,知者利仁 | ‘Confucius said: A person without mercy cannot remain in poverty for a long time and live long in joy. A person with mercy keeps calm in love and an intelligent person understands the benefits of love.’ | ‘The philosopher said: A person who does not have love cannot endure poverty for a long time and cannot constantly be in joy. A man-loving person finds peace in love, and a wise man finds benefit in it.’ |