鲁人为长府。闵子骞曰，仍旧贯，如之何，何必改作。子曰，夫人不言，言必有中。
Modern Chinese Guide
鲁国要翻修长府这座库房。闵子骞说：照老样子用下去，怎么样呢？何必一定要改建呢？孔子说：这个人平时不轻易开口，一开口就必定说到点子上。
James Legge Translation
1. Some parties in Lu were going to take down and rebuild the Long Treasury. 2. Min Tsze-ch'ien said, "Suppose it were to be repaired after its old style;—why must it be altered and made anew?" 3. The Master said, "This man seldom speaks; when he does, he is sure to hit the point."
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。
- 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。