原文
孔子曰:“侍于君子有三愆:言未及之而言谓之躁,言及之而不言谓之隐,未见颜色而言谓之瞽。”
译文
Confucius remarked, "There are three kinds of errors to which men are liable when in the presence of their superiors. First, To speak out when one is not called upon to speak: that is called being froward. Secondly, To keep silence when called upon to speak: that is called being disingenuous. Thirdly, To speak out without taking into consideration the expression in the look of the person spoken to: that is called blindness."
评论
文中,“侍于君子有三愆”,辜鸿铭译为“There are three kinds of errors to which men are liable when in the presence of their superiors”,“人们在他们的长者面前,容易犯三种错误”。其中,“君子”译为“their superiors”,“长者、长辈、上级”等意思;“愆”译为“errors”,“错误、过失”等意。这一节讲的是人经常会犯的三种错误。