颜渊问为邦。子曰，行夏之时，乘殷之辂，服周之冕，乐则韶舞。放郑声，远佞人。郑声淫，佞人殆。
白话导读
颜渊问怎样治理国家。孔子说：用夏朝的历法，坐殷朝的车子，戴周朝的礼帽，音乐就用韶乐和舞。摒弃郑国的乐曲，疏远那些花言巧语的小人。因为郑国的乐曲淫靡，花言巧语的小人危险。
James Legge 英译
1. Yen Yuan asked how the government of a country should be administered. 2. The Master said, "Follow the seasons of Hsia. 3. "Ride in the state carriage of Yin. 4. "Wear the ceremonial cap of Chau. 5. "Let the music be the Shao with its pantomimes. 6. Banish the songs of Chang, and keep far from specious talkers. The songs of Chang are licentious; specious talkers are dangerous."
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。