子zǐ张zhāng问wèn仁rén于yú孔kǒng子zǐ，孔kǒng子zǐ曰yuē，能néng行xíng五wǔ者zhě于yú天tiān下xià为wéi仁rén矣yǐ。请qǐng问wèn之zhī，曰yuē，恭gōng，宽kuān，信xìn，敏mǐn，惠huì，恭gōng，则zé不bù侮wǔ，宽kuān，则zé得dé众zhòng，信xìn，则zé人rén任rèn焉yān，敏mǐn，则zé有yǒu功gōng，惠huì，则zé足zú以yǐ使shǐ人rén。

James Legge 英译

Tsze-chang asked Confucius about perfect virtue. Confucius said, "To be able to practise five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue." He begged to ask what they were, and was told, "Gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. If you are grave, you will not be treated with disrespect. If you are generous, you will win all. If you are sincere, people will repose trust in you. If you are earnest, you will accomplish much. If you are kind, this will enable you to employ the services of others.

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。