| Source Text | Confucius has indeed been the maker of the Chinese people, but he himself did not spring from an uncivilized world. ( |
| Zhai’s Translation | 孔子确实是中国人品性的塑造者，但他不是从一个尚未开化的世界里蹦出来的。( |
| Song’s Translation | 孔子的确是中华民族的缔造者，但他并未在一个未开化的世界中出世。( |
| Han’s Translation | 孔子本人并未出生于未开化世界，但孔子确实是中国人的上帝。( |