子zǐ路lù使shǐ子zǐ羔gāo为wéi费bì宰zǎi。子zǐ曰yuē，贼zéi夫fú人rén之zhī子zǐ。子zǐ路lù曰yuē，有yǒu民mín人rén焉yān，有yǒu社shè稷jì焉yān，何hé必bì读dú书shū，然rán后hòu为wéi学xué。子zǐ曰yuē，是shì故gù恶wù夫fú佞nìng者zhě。

James Legge 英译

1. Tsze-lu got Tsze-kao appointed governor of Pi. 2. The Master said, "You are injuring a man's son." 3. Tsze-lu said, "There are (there) common people and officers; there are the altars of the spirits of the land and grain. Why must one read books before he can be considered to have learned?" 4. The Master said, "It is on this account that I hate your glib-tongued people."

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。