季康子问仲由，可使从政也与。子曰，由也果，于从政乎何有。曰，赐也，可使从政也与。曰，赐也达，于从政乎何有。曰，求也，可使从政也与。曰，求也艺，于从政乎何有。
Modern Chinese Guide
季康子问：仲由可以让他去治理政事吗？孔子说：仲由做事果断，治理政事有什么困难呢？季康子又问：端木赐可以让他去治理政事吗？孔子说：端木赐通达事理，治理政事有什么困难呢？季康子再问：冉求可以让他去治理政事吗？孔子说：冉求多才多艺，治理政事有什么困难呢？
James Legge Translation
Chi K'ang asked about Chung-yu, whether he was fit to be employed as an officer of government. The Master said, "Yu is a man of decision; what difficulty would he find in being an officer of government?" K'ang asked, "Is Ts'ze fit to be employed as an officer of government?" and was answered, "Ts'ze is a man of intelligence; what difficulty would he find in being an officer of government?" And to the same question about Ch'iu the Master gave the same reply, saying, "Ch'iu is a man of various ability."
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。