【原文】

樊迟从游于舞雩之下，曰：〝敢问崇德，修慝、 辩惑。〞子曰：〝善哉问﹗先事后得，非崇德与？攻其恶，无政人之恶，非修慝与？一朝之忿，忘其身，以及其亲，非惑与？〞

【參考译文】

樊迟陪老师在祭天台下漫步，说：〝请问如何提高德行，消除怨恨和辩别是非。〞

孔子说：〝问得好啊﹗工作争先，享受在后，不就提高德行了吗？凡事多自我批评，少指责别人，不就可以消除怨恨了吗？因为一时忿怒，忘记了自身甚至自己的父母，这不就是糊涂吗？〞

【English Translation】

Fan Chi who was at an outing with Confucius near the Rain Altar, asked: "How do I cultivate character, reduce animosity towards me, and learn to discern between right and wrong? "

Confucius replied: "Good question! To be the first to work and the last to expect rewards. Would that not be cultivating virtue? To criticize one’s own failings and not to condemn other people’s failing. Is that not reducing animosity? If in a moment of anger, one puts oneself or even one’s parents in danger, isn’t that being foolish? "