zǐ yuē nán rén yǒu yán yuē
人而无恒，不可以作巫医。
rén ér wú héng bù kě yǐ zuò wū yī
善夫！不恒其德，或承之羞。
shàn fú bù héng qí dé huòchéng zhī xiū
子曰：不占而已矣。
zǐ yuē bù zhān ér yǐ yǐ
子曰：- The Master said
南人有言曰 - The Southerners have a saying
人而无恒 - a person who is not persistent
不可以作巫医 - cannot be a shaman or a healer
善夫 - well said!
不恒其德 - not persistent in virtue
或 - may
承之 - endure, take on
羞 - humiliation
子曰 - The Master said
不占 - not practice divination
而已 - that's all
矣 already (declarative tone)
The Master said: "The Southerners have a saying: 'A person who is not persistent cannot be a shaman or a doctor.' Well said! As the I Ching says: 'Those who are not persistent in their practice of virtue may end up being humiliated!" That is only a warning against such people from practicing divination." - Analects 13:22
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