子zǐ曰yuē，麻má冕miǎn，礼lǐ也yě，今jīn也yě纯chún，俭jiǎn，吾wú从cóng众zhòng。拜bài下xià，礼lǐ也yě。今jīn拜bài乎hū上shàng，泰tài也yě，虽suī违wéi众zhòng，吾wú从cóng下xià。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：用麻布做礼帽，是合乎礼的；如今大家用丝来做，比较省俭，我赞成大家的做法。臣子在堂下向君主跪拜，是合乎礼的；如今大家却在堂上跪拜，这是傲慢。虽然违背众人，我还是主张在堂下跪拜。

James Legge Translation

1. The Master said, "The linen cap is that prescribed by the rules of ceremony, but now a silk one is worn. It is economical, and I follow the common practice. 2. "The rules of ceremony prescribe the bowing below the hall, but now the practice is to bow only after ascending it. That is arrogant. I continue to bow below the hall, though I oppose the common practice."

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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