阙quē党dǎng童tóng子zǐ将jiāng命mìng，或huò问wèn之zhī曰yuē，益yì者zhě与yú。子zǐ曰yuē，吾wú见jiàn其qí居jū于yú位wèi也yě，见jiàn其qí与yǔ先xiān生shēng并bìng行xíng也yě，非fēi求qiú益yì者zhě也yě，欲yù速sù成chéng者zhě也yě。

James Legge 英译

1. A youth of the village of Ch'ueh was employed by Confucius to carry the messages between him and his visitors. Some one asked about him, saying, "I suppose he has made great progress." 2. The Master said, "I observe that he is fond of occupying the seat of a full-grown man; I observe that he walks shoulder to shoulder with his elders. He is not one who is seeking to make progress in learning. He wishes quickly to become a man."

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。