Verse 20-Analects of Confucius Chapter 5

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Verse 20 of Analects of Confucius Chapter 5

English: Confucius said:"Ning Wu Zi ⁽¹⁾ is wise when politics are in order, but dull-witted when the politics are in chaos. His wisdom could be equalled, but his dull-wittedness is unparallelled."

Modern: 孔子说：“宁武子^(一)在国家政事清明的时候，显得有智慧；国家政事历乱的时候，则显得不明智。他的智慧人人可及，但其愚昧却不是仍何人可及。”

Original: 子曰：“宁武子，邦有道，则知；邦无道，则愚。其知可及也，其愚不可及也。”

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• (1): An official of the State of Wei(卫)
• (一): 卫国官员。