子曰，禹吾无间然矣，菲飮食，而致孝乎鬼神，恶衣服，而致美乎黻冕，卑宫室，而尽力乎沟恤，禹吾无间然矣。
白话导读
孔子说：对于禹，我挑不出什么毛病了。他自己吃得很差，却尽心尽力地祭祀鬼神；他自己穿得很坏，却把祭服礼帽做得极其华美；他自己住得很简陋，却尽全力去兴修沟渠水利。对于禹，我实在挑不出什么毛病了。
James Legge 英译
The Master said, "I can find no flaw in the character of Yu. He used himself coarse food and drink, but displayed the utmost filial piety towards the spirits. His ordinary garments were poor, but he displayed the utmost elegance in his sacrificial cap and apron. He lived in a low mean house, but expended all his strength on the ditches and water-channels. I can find nothing like a flaw in Yu."
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。