孔kǒng子zǐ曰yuē，侍shì于yú君jūn子zǐ有yǒu三sān愆qiān，言yán未wèi及jí之zhī而ér言yán，谓wèi之zhī躁zào，言yán及jí之zhī而ér不bù言yán，谓wèi之zhī隐yǐn，未wèi见jiàn颜yán色sè而ér言yán，谓wèi之zhī瞽gǔ。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：陪侍在君子身边容易犯三种过失：话还没轮到自己说就抢着说，这叫急躁；话该自己说了却不说，这叫隐瞒；不看君子的脸色就贸然开口，这叫盲目。

James Legge Translation

Confucius said, "There are three errors to which they who stand in the presence of a man of virtue and station are liable. They may speak when it does not come to them to speak;—this is called rashness. They may not speak when it comes to them to speak;—this is called concealment. They may speak without looking at the countenance of their superior;—this is called blindness."

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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