| text | 人潔己以進，與其潔也，不保其往也 |
|---|---|
| header | 句子 |
| text-pinyin | 人潔己以進[rén jié jǐ yǐ jìn]，與其潔也[yǔ qí jié yě]，不保其往也[bù bǎo qí wǎng yě] |
| englishtrans | If a man purify himself to wait upon me, I receive him so purified, without guaranteeing his past conduct. (first part of the sentence literally: a person cleans self in order to advance) |
| notes | Pattern: 以X = 用X/來X/因為X; using X/in order to X/because of X |
| src | Analects 6.29 |
| frontnotes | 潔[jié] - to clean |
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