子曰，宁武子，邦有道，则知，邦无道，则愚，其知可及也，其愚不可及也。
Modern Chinese Guide
孔子说：宁武子在国家政治清明时，就显得聪明；在国家政治黑暗时，就显得愚拙。他那种聪明别人赶得上，他那种愚拙别人就赶不上了。
James Legge Translation
The Master said, "When good order prevailed in his country, Ning Wu acted the part of a wise man. When his country was in disorder, he acted the part of a stupid man. Others may equal his wisdom, but they cannot equal his stupidity."
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。