子谓衞公子荆善居室，始有，曰，苟合矣，少有，曰，苟完矣，富有，曰，苟美矣。
Modern Chinese Guide
孔子谈到卫国的公子荆善于居家过日子。他刚开始有一点财物时，就说：差不多够了。稍微多一些时，就说：差不多齐备了。富有以后，就说：差不多算完美了。
James Legge Translation
The Master said of Ching, a scion of the ducal family of Wei, that he knew the economy of a family well. When he began to have means, he said, "Ha! here is a collection!" When they were a little increased, he said, "Ha! this is complete!" When he had become rich, he said, "Ha! this is admirable!"
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。