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第五章

子曰:「誦《詩》三百,授之以政,不達;使於四方,不能專對;雖多,亦奚以為?」

CHAPTER V.

The Master said, 'Though a man may be able to recite the three hundred odes, yet if, when intrusted with a governmental charge, he knows not how to act, or if, when sent to any quarter on a mission, he cannot give his replies unassisted, notwithstanding the extent of his learning, of what practical use is it?'

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