王孙贾问曰，与其媚于奥，宁媚于灶，何谓也。子曰，不然，获罪于天，无所祷也。
Modern Chinese Guide
王孙贾问道：与其巴结屋内尊贵的奥神，不如巴结管饮食的灶神，这话是什么意思呢？孔子说：不是这样。一个人如果得罪了上天，那就没有地方可以祈祷了。
James Legge Translation
1. Wang-sun Chia asked, saying, "What is the meaning of the saying, 'It is better to pay court to the furnace than to the south-west corner?'" 2. The Master said, "Not so. He who offends against Heaven has none to whom he can pray."
Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.
Notes
- 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
- 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
- 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。