孔kǒng子zǐ曰yuē，君jūn子zǐ有yǒu三sān畏wèi，畏wèi天tiān命mìng，畏wèi大dà人rén，畏wèi圣shèng人rén之zhī言yán。小xiǎo人rén不bù知zhī天tiān命mìng，而ér不bú畏wèi也yě，狎xiá大dà人rén，侮wǔ圣shèng人rén之zhī言yán。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：君子有三种敬畏：敬畏天命，敬畏地位高的大人，敬畏圣人的话。小人不懂得天命，因而不知敬畏，轻慢地位高的大人，戏侮圣人的话。

James Legge Translation

1. Confucius said, "There are three things of which the superior man stands in awe. He stands in awe of the ordinances of Heaven. He stands in awe of great men. He stands in awe of the words of sages. 2. "The mean man does not know the ordinances of Heaven, and consequently does not stand in awe of them. He is disrespectful to great men. He makes sport of the words of sages."

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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