Jin Xin II · 孟子 7B.19

Passage 19

貉mò稽jī曰yuē：「稽jī大dà不bù理lǐ於wū口kǒu。」孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē：「無wú傷shāng也yě。士shì憎zēng茲zī多duō口kǒu。《詩shī》云yún：『憂yōu心xīn悄qiāo悄qiāo，慍yùn于yú群qún小xiǎo』，孔kǒng子zǐ也yě。『肆sì不bù殄tiǎn厥jué慍yùn，亦yì不bù隕yǔn厥jué問wèn』，文wén王wáng也yě。」

Mo Qi said, 'Greatly am I from anything to depend upon from the mouths of men.' Mencius observed, 'There is no harm in that. Scholars are more exposed than others to suffer from the mouths of men. It is said, in the Book of Poetry, "My heart is disquieted and grieved, I am hated by the crowd of mean creatures." This might have been said by Confucius. And again, "Though he did not remove their wrath, He did not let fall his own fame." This might be said of king Wen.'