颜yán渊yuān问wèn为wéi邦bāng。子zǐ曰yuē，行xíng夏xià之zhī时shí，乘chéng殷yīn之zhī辂lù，服fú周zhōu之zhī冕miǎn，乐yuè则zé韶sháo舞wǔ。放fàng郑zhèng声shēng，远yuǎn佞nìng人rén。郑zhèng声shēng淫yín，佞nìng人rén殆dài。

Modern Chinese Guide

颜渊问怎样治理国家。孔子说：用夏朝的历法，坐殷朝的车子，戴周朝的礼帽，音乐就用韶乐和舞。摒弃郑国的乐曲，疏远那些花言巧语的小人。因为郑国的乐曲淫靡，花言巧语的小人危险。

James Legge Translation

1. Yen Yuan asked how the government of a country should be administered. 2. The Master said, "Follow the seasons of Hsia. 3. "Ride in the state carriage of Yin. 4. "Wear the ceremonial cap of Chau. 5. "Let the music be the Shao with its pantomimes. 6. Banish the songs of Chang, and keep far from specious talkers. The songs of Chang are licentious; specious talkers are dangerous."

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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