子zǐ谓wèi韶sháo，尽jìn美měi矣yǐ，又yòu尽jìn善shàn也yě，谓wèi武wǔ，尽jìn美měi矣yǐ，未wèi尽jìn善shàn也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子谈到《韶》乐，说：美到极点了，又善到极点了。谈到《武》乐，说：美到极点了，却还没有善到极点。

James Legge Translation

The Master said of the Shao that it was perfectly beautiful and also perfectly good. He said of the Wu that it was perfectly beautiful but not perfectly good.

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。

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