子夏为莒父宰，问政。子曰，无欲速，无见小利。欲速则不达，见小利则大事不成。
Modern Chinese Guide
子夏做了莒父这个地方的长官，问怎样治理政事。孔子说：不要一味求快，不要贪图小利。一味求快，反而达不到目的；贪图小利，就办不成大事。
James Legge Translation
Tsze-hsia, being governor of Chu-fu, asked about government. The Master said, "Do not be desirous to have things done quickly; do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."
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。