25. 处事论是非 立言贵精详
25. In handling affairs, one should be clear about right and wrong,and attentive to intensiveness and thoroughness in writing and speaking.

大丈夫 ^① 处事，论是非不论祸福；士君子 ^② 立言，贵平正尤贵精详 ^③ 。

【中文注释】

① 大丈夫：有志气的男子；男子汉。

② 士君子：读书人；知识分子。

③ 精详：精当详尽。

【今文解译】

有为之士为人处事时，只关心正确与否而不关心给他带来的是灾祸还是福祉。

有学之士发表言论或写文章时，重要的是公平公正但更重要的是论述要精辟。

【English Translation】

In handling affairs, a true man only cares about what is right and wrong, not about whether the affairs will turn out to be a good fortune to him or not.

In writing or speaking, a knightly scholar first pays attention to justice and equity, and then more attention to the intensiveness and thoroughness. b/Zb30PSzTYb1nEgqkZ7p7M40qO6P54mplewud3frHUFbf0dPWnWOCmxmM3bJAil