子zǐ曰yuē，禹yǔ吾wú无wú间jiàn然rán矣yǐ，菲fěi飮yǐn食shí，而ér致zhì孝xiào乎hū鬼guǐ神shén，恶è衣yī服fú，而ér致zhì美měi乎hū黻fú冕miǎn，卑bēi宫gōng室shì，而ér尽jìn力lì乎hū沟gōu恤xù，禹yǔ吾wú无wú间jiàn然rán矣yǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：对于禹，我挑不出什么毛病了。他自己吃得很差，却尽心尽力地祭祀鬼神；他自己穿得很坏，却把祭服礼帽做得极其华美；他自己住得很简陋，却尽全力去兴修沟渠水利。对于禹，我实在挑不出什么毛病了。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "I can find no flaw in the character of Yu. He used himself coarse food and drink, but displayed the utmost filial piety towards the spirits. His ordinary garments were poor, but he displayed the utmost elegance in his sacrificial cap and apron. He lived in a low mean house, but expended all his strength on the ditches and water-channels. I can find nothing like a flaw in Yu."

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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