CHAPTER 16

The Master said, "I will not be afflicted at men's not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men."

16. PERSONAL ATTAINMENT SHOULD BE OUR CHIEF AIM. Comp.ch.1.p.8. Obs. the transposition in 己知, which is more elegant than 知己 would be. 己, 'self', the person depending on the context. We cannot translate 'do not be afflicted' because 不 is not used imperatively, like 勿. A nominative to 患 has to be assumed, —我, 'I' or 君子, 'the superior man'.