Confucian Analects · Analects 19.20
Tsze-kung said, 'Chau's wickedness was not so great as that name implies. Therefore, the superior man hates to dwell in a low-lying situation, where all the evil of the world will flow in upon him.'
Chinese · source text【二十章】子貢曰、紂之不善、不如是之甚也、是以君子惡居下流、天下之惡皆歸焉。
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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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