定公问君使臣，臣事君，如之何。孔子对曰，君使臣以礼，臣事君以忠。
白话导读
鲁定公问：君主使唤臣子，臣子侍奉君主，应该怎样做呢？孔子回答说：君主应当依照礼来使唤臣子，臣子应当用忠心来侍奉君主。
James Legge 英译
The Duke Ting asked how a prince should employ his ministers, and how ministers should serve their prince. Confucius replied, "A prince should employ his minister according to the rules of propriety; ministers should serve their prince with faithfulness."
译注：James Legge 公版英译，1893 年原版。
注释
- 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。