孟武伯问子路仁乎。子曰，不知也。又问。子曰，由也，千乘之国，可使治其赋也，不知其仁也。求也何如。子曰，求也，千室之邑，百乘之家，可使为之宰也，不知其仁也。赤也何如。子曰，赤也，束带立于朝，可使与宾客言也，不知其仁也。
白话导读
孟武伯问：子路做到仁了吗？孔子说：不知道。孟武伯又问。孔子说：仲由嘛，一个拥有千辆兵车的大国，可以让他去管理军政，至于他是不是仁，我就不知道了。孟武伯问：冉求怎么样？孔子说：冉求嘛，一个千户人家的大邑、拥有百辆兵车的大夫封地，可以让他去做总管，至于他是不是仁，我就不知道了。孟武伯又问：公西赤怎么样？孔子说：公西赤嘛，让他穿戴整齐，束好衣带，站在朝廷上，可以让他去接待宾客办理交涉，至于他是不是仁，我就不知道了。
James Legge 英译
1. Mang Wu asked about Tsze-lu, whether he was perfectly virtuous. The Master said, "I do not know." 2. He asked again, when the Master replied, "In a kingdom of a thousand chariots, Yu might be employed to manage the military levies, but I do not know whether he be perfectly virtuous." 3. "And what do you say of Ch'iu?" The Master replied, "In a city of a thousand families, or a clan of a hundred chariots, Ch'iu might be employed as governor, but I do not know whether he is perfectly virtuous." 4. "What do you say of Ch'ih?" The Master replied, "With his sash girt and standing in a court, Ch'ih might be employed to converse with the visitors and guests, but I do not know whether he is perfectly virtuous."
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。