论语古文今英译

善人为邦百年

（子路篇13.11开始）

子曰：“善人为邦百年，亦可以胜残去杀矣。诚哉是言也！”

【译文】

    孔子说：“善人治理国家，经过一百年，也就可以消除残暴，废除刑罚杀戮了。这话真对呀！”

【英译】

    The Master said, "'If good men were to govern a country in succession for a hundred years, they would be able to transform the violently bad, and dispense with capital punishments.' True indeed is this saying!"