《三国志·吴书·诸葛滕二孙濮阳传》
况且孔子不因这几位有缺点而不把他们当作朋友，不因人所短而弃其所长。
且仲尼不以数予之不备而引以为友，不以人所短弃其所长也。
Moreover, Confucius would not abandon their friendship with them because of these few shortcomings, nor would they abandon the strengths of a person because of his shortcomings.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 且仲尼不以数予之不备而引以为友，不以人所短弃其所长也。 [/INST] Contemporary: 况且孔子不因这几位有缺点而不把他们当作朋友，不因人所短而弃其所长。 English version: Moreover, Confucius would not abandon their friendship with them because of these few shortcomings, nor would they abandon the strengths of a person because of his shortcomings.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 且仲尼不以数予之不备而引以为友，不以人所短弃其所长也。
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Contemporary: 况且孔子不因这几位有缺点而不把他们当作朋友，不因人所短而弃其所长。 English version: Moreover, Confucius would not abandon their friendship with them because of these few shortcomings, nor would they abandon the strengths of a person because of his shortcomings.
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