Verse 18-Analects of Confucius Chapter 2

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Verse 18 of Analects of Confucius Chapter 2

English: Zi Zhang ask how can one be an official. Confucius replied:" Listen extensively what people say and cast away doubts, repeat those that you do not doubt with caution and you will make less mistakes. Observe extensively how people does things and cast away those that you will feel uneasy, put the rest into practice with caution and you will have few regrets. To make few mistakes in speech and have few regrets in action;there in lies the official career."

Modern: 子张问如何求禄士。孔子说：“多听别人说话，把你觉得可疑的放在一旁，其余的，也要谨慎地说，便少过。多看别人行事，把你觉得不安的，放在一旁，其余的，也要谨慎地行，便少悔。说话少过失，行事少后悔，谋求禄士之道，就在这里面了。

Original: 子张学干禄。子曰：“多闻阙疑，慎言其余，则寡尤；多见阙殆，慎行其余，则寡悔。言寡尤，行寡悔，禄在其中矣。”

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