子zǐ曰yuē，富fù与yǔ贵guì，是shì人rén之zhī所suǒ欲yù也yě，不bù以yǐ其qí道dào得dé之zhī，不bù处chǔ也yě。贫pín与yǔ贱jiàn，是shì人rén之zhī所suǒ恶wù也yě，不bù以yǐ其qí道dào得dé之zhī，不bú去qù也yě。君jūn子zǐ去qù仁rén，恶wū乎hū成chéng名míng。君jūn子zǐ无wú终zhōng食shí之zhī间jiān违wéi仁rén，造zào次cì必bì于yú是shì，顚diān沛pèi必bì于yú是shì。

James Legge 英译

1. The Master said, "Riches and honours are what men desire. If it cannot be obtained in the proper way, they should not be held. Poverty and meanness are what men dislike. If it cannot be avoided in the proper way, they should not be avoided. 2. "If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name? 3. "The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it."

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。