曾zēng子zǐ有yǒu疾jí，孟mèng敬jìng子zǐ问wèn之zhī。曾zēng子zǐ言yán曰yuē，鸟niǎo之zhī将jiāng死sǐ，其qí鸣míng也yě哀āi，人rén之zhī将jiāng死sǐ，其qí言yán也yě善shàn。君jūn子zǐ所suǒ贵guì乎hū道dào者zhě三sān，动dòng容róng貌mào，斯sī远yuǎn暴bào慢màn矣yǐ，正zhèng颜yán色sè，斯sī近jìn信xìn笑yǐ，出chū辞cí气qì，斯sī远yuǎn鄙bǐ倍bèi矣yǐ，笾biān豆dòu之zhī事shì，则zé有yǒu司sī存cún。

James Legge 英译

1. The philosopher Tsang being ill, Meng Chang went to ask how he was. 2. Tsang said to him, "When a bird is about to die, its notes are mournful; when a man is about to die, his words are good. 3. "There are three principles of conduct which the man of high rank should consider specially important:—that in his deportment and manner he keep from violence and heedlessness; that in regulating his countenance he keep near to sincerity; and that in his words and tones he keep far from lowness and impropriety. As to such matters as attending to the sacrificial vessels, there are the proper officers for them."

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。