子zǐ谓wèi颜yán渊yuān曰yuē，用yòng之zhī则zé行xíng，舍shě之zhī则zé藏cáng，惟wéi我wǒ与yǔ尔ěr有yǒu是shì夫fú。子zǐ路lù曰yuē，子zǐ行xíng三sān军jūn则zé谁shuí与yǔ。子zǐ曰yuē，暴bào虎hǔ冯píng河hé，死sǐ而ér无wú悔huǐ者zhě，吾wú不bù与yǔ也yě，必bì也yě临lín事shì而ér惧jù，好hào谋móu而ér成chéng者zhě也yě。

James Legge 英译

1. The Master said to Yen Yuan, "When called to office, to undertake its duties; when not so called, to lie retired;—it is only I and you who have attained to this." 2. Tsze-lu said, "If you had the conduct of the armies of a great State, whom would you have to act with you?" 3. The Master said, "I would not have him to act with me, who will unarmed attack a tiger, or cross a river without a boat, dying without any regret. My associate must be the man who proceeds to action full of solicitude, who is fond of adjusting his plans, and then carries them into execution."

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。