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季
氏
第
十
六
16.8
孔子曰：“君子有三畏：畏天命，畏大人，
畏圣人［1］之言。小人不知天命而不畏也，狎［2］
大人，侮圣人之言。”
Confucius said, “There are three things of
which the superior man stands in awe. He stands
in awe of the ordinances of Heaven. He stands in
awe of great men. He stands in awe of the words of
sages. The mean man does not know the ordinances
of Heaven, and consequently does not stand in awe
of them. He is disrespectful to great men. He makes
sport of the words of sages.”
【注释】［1］圣人：品德、智慧至高者。［2］
狎（xi1）：轻慢。
【译文】孔子说：“君子有三种敬畏：敬畏天命，
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