子zǐ曰yuē，道dǎo千qiān乘shèng之zhī国guó，敬jìng事shì而ér信xìn，节jié用yòng而ér爱ài人rén，使shǐ民mín以yǐ时shí。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：治理拥有千辆兵车的国家，要敬慎办事而守信用，节约用度而爱护人民，使用民力要合乎农时。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons."

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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