季jì康kāng子zǐ问wèn使shǐ民mín敬jìng忠zhōng以yǐ劝quàn，如rú之zhī何hé。子zǐ曰yuē，临lín之zhī以yǐ庄zhuāng，则zé敬jìng，孝xiào慈cí，则zé忠zhōng，擧jǔ善shàn而ér教jiào不bù能néng，则zé劝quàn。

Modern Chinese Guide

季康子问：怎样使百姓恭敬、忠诚并且努力向善？孔子说：以庄重的态度面对他们，他们就会恭敬；孝顺父母、慈爱众人，他们就会忠诚；举用善人，教导能力不足的人，他们就会勤勉。

James Legge Translation

Chi K'ang asked how to cause the people to reverence their ruler, to be faithful to him, and to go on to nerve themselves to virtue. The Master said, "Let him preside over them with gravity;—then they will reverence him. Let him be filial and kind to all;—then they will be faithful to him. Let him advance the good and teach the incompetent;—then they will eagerly seek to be virtuous."

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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