Unwholesome Company

 子曰：群居终日，

zǐ  yuē qún  jū  zhōngrì   

言不及义，

yán  bù   jí yì  

好行小慧，

hào  xíngxiǎo  huì  

难矣哉！

nán yǐ zāi

 

 

子曰 - The Master said

群居 - a group/clique

终日- whole day

言不 - without mentioning

及 - extend, reach

义- Righteousness

好行 - inclined towards practicing

小慧 - shallow cleverness

难 - difficult/problematic

矣 - already (declarative tone)

哉 - indeed! (exclamation)

 

 

The Master said: "A clique that spends a whole day together without mentioning Righteousness and delighting in shallow cleverness - such people are problematic indeed!" - Analects 15:17