子言卫灵公之无道也。康子曰，夫如是，奚而不丧。孔子曰，仲叔圉治宾客，祝𬶍治宗庙，王孙贾治军旅。夫如是，奚其丧。
Modern Chinese Guide
孔子谈到卫灵公的昏庸无道。康子说：既然这样，为什么他没有败亡呢？孔子说：他有仲叔圉负责接待宾客，祝鮀负责管理宗庙祭祀，王孙贾负责统率军队。既然这样，怎么会败亡呢？
James Legge Translation
1. The Master was speaking about the unprincipled course of the duke Ling of Wei, when Ch'i K'ang said, "Since he is of such a character, how is it he does not lose his State?" 2. Confucius said, "The Chung-shu Yu has the superintendence of his guests and of strangers; the litanist, T'o, has the management
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。