Reading these words, one can see that Confucius ’ statement is a negative version of what Jesus later said. The obvious difference is that the Golden Rule stated by Jesus requires positive actions of doing good to others.
Lasot šos vārdus, mēs redzam, ka Konfūcijs minēto domu ir izteicis nolieguma formā, turpretī Jēzus formulētais Zelta likums liek aktīvi rīkoties — darīt citiem labu.