佛bì肸xī召zhào。子zǐ欲yù往wǎng。子zǐ路lù曰yuē，昔xī者zhě由yóu也yě，闻wén诸zhū夫fū子zǐ曰yuē，亲qīn于yú其qí身shēn，为wéi不bú善shàn者zhě，君jūn子zǐ不bú入rù也yě，佛bì肸xī以yǐ中zhōng牟móu畔pàn，子zǐ之zhī往wǎng也yě，如rú之zhī何hé。子zǐ曰yuē，然rán，有yǒu是shì言yán也yě，不bù曰yuē坚jiān乎hū，磨mó而ér不bú磷lìn，不bù曰yuē白bái乎hū，涅niè而ér不bù缁zī。吾wú岂qǐ匏páo瓜guā也yě哉zāi，焉yān能néng系xì而ér不bù食shí。

James Legge Translation

1. Pi Hsi inviting him to visit him, the Master was inclined to go. 2. Tsze-lu said, "Master, formerly I have heard you say, 'When a man in his own person is guilty of doing evil, a superior man will not associate with him.' Pi Hsi is in rebellion, holding possession of Chung-mau; if you go to him, what shall be said?" 3. The Master said, "Yes, I did use these words. But is it not said, that, if a thing be really hard, it may be ground without being made thin? Is it not said, that, if a thing be really white, it may be steeped in a dark fluid without being made black? 4. "Am I a bitter gourd! How can I be hung up out of the way of being eaten?"

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。