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Tsze-chang then asked, "What are meant by the four bad things?"
子張曰：“何謂四惡？”
The Master said, "To put the people to death without having instructed them; this is called cruelty.
子曰：“不教而殺謂之虐；
To require from them, suddenly, the full tale of work, without having given them warning;
不戒視成謂之暴；
this is called oppression. To issue orders as if without urgency, at first,
慢令致期謂之賊；
and, when the time comes, to insist on them with severity; this is called injury. And, generally,
猶之與人也，
in the giving pay or rewards to men, to do it in a stingy way; this is called acting the part of a mere official."
出納之吝謂之有司。”
The Master said, "Without recognizing the ordinances of Heaven, it is impossible to be a superior man.
孔子曰：“不知命，無以為君子也；
Without an acquaintance with the rules of Propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.
不知禮，無以立也；
Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men."
不知言，無以知人也。”
