孔kǒng子zǐ曰yuē，禄lù之zhī去qù公gōng室shì，五wǔ世shì矣yǐ，政zhèng逮dài于yú大dà夫fū，四sì世shì矣yǐ，故gù夫fú三sān桓huán之zhī子zǐ孙sūn微wēi矣yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：国家的爵禄大权离开鲁国公室已经五代了，政权落到大夫手里也已经四代了，所以桓公那三家的子孙如今也衰微了。

James Legge Translation

Confucius said, "The revenue of the state has left the ducal House now for five generations. The government has been in the hands of the Great officers for four generations. On this account, the descendants of the three Hwan are much reduced."

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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