宰zǎi予yú昼zhòu寝qǐn。子zǐ曰yuē，朽xiǔ木mù不bù可kě雕diāo也yě，粪fèn土tǔ之zhī墙qiáng，不bù可kě杇wū也yě，于yú予yú与yú何hé诛zhū。子zǐ曰yuē，始shǐ吾wú于yú人rén也yě，听tīng其qí言yán而ér信xìn其qí行xíng，今jīn吾wú于yú人rén也yě，听tīng其qí言yán而ér观guān其qí行xíng，于yú予yú与yú改gǎi是shì。

James Legge 英译

1. Tsai Yu being asleep during the daytime, the Master said, "Rotten wood cannot be carved; a wall of dirty earth will not receive the trowel. This Yu!—what is the use of my reproving him?" 2. The Master said, "At first, my way with men was to hear their words, and give them credit for their conduct. Now my way is to hear their words, and look at their conduct. It is from Yu that I have learned to make this change."

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。