23. Be not too severe when reproaching someone with his faults, nor too demanding when initiating someone into righteousness.
攻人之惡毋太嚴,要思其堪受;教人以善毋過高,當使其可從。
【今文解譯】
批評別人的過錯,言語不宜過激,要顧及他們是否能夠承受。
教人學做善事,要求不可太高,而應考慮他們是否能夠做到。
【English Translation】
Not be too severe when you reproach others with their faults; it is better to consider how much they can endure.
Not be too demanding when you initiate others into righteousness; it is better to make them feel easy to keep up.