Confucian Analects · Analects 13.22
1. The Master said, 'The people of the south have a saying-- "A man without constancy cannot be either a wizard or a doctor." Good! 2. 'Inconstant in his virtue, he will be visited with disgrace.' 3. The Master said, 'This arises simply from not attending to the prognostication.'
Chinese · source text【廿二章】【一節】子曰、南人有言曰、人而無恆、不可以作巫醫、善夫。【二節】不恆其德、或承之羞。【三節】子曰、不占而已矣。
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Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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