子zǐ适shì衞wèi，冉rǎn有yǒu仆pú。子zǐ曰yuē，庶shù矣yǐ哉zāi。冉rǎn有yǒu曰yuē，既jì庶shù矣yǐ，又yòu何hé加jiā焉yān。曰yuē，富fù之zhī。曰yuē，既jì富fù矣yǐ，又yòu何hé加jiā焉yān。曰yuē，教jiào之zhī。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子到卫国去，冉有替他驾车。孔子说：这里人口真多啊！冉有说：人口已经很多了，还要再做什么呢？孔子说：使他们富裕起来。冉有说：已经富裕了，还要再做什么呢？孔子说：教育他们。

James Legge Translation

1. When the Master went to Wei, Zan Yu acted as driver of his carriage. 2. The Master observed, "How numerous are the people!" 3. Yu said, "Since they are thus numerous, what more shall be done for them?" "Enrich them," was the reply. 4. "And when they have been enriched, what more shall be done?" The Master said, "Teach them."

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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