子zǐ曰yuē，古gǔ者zhě，民mín有yǒu三sān疾jí，今jīn也yě或huò是shì之zhī亡wú也yě。古gǔ之zhī狂kuáng也yě肆sì，今jīn之zhī狂kuáng也yě荡dàng，古gǔ之zhī矜jīn也yě廉lián，今jīn之zhī矜jīn也yě忿fèn戾lì，古gǔ之zhī愚yú也yě直zhí，今jīn之zhī愚yú也yě诈zhà而ér已yǐ矣yǐ。

James Legge 英译

1. The Master said, "Anciently, men had three failings, which now perhaps are not to be found. 2. "The high-mindedness of antiquity showed itself in a disregard of small things; the high-mindedness of the present day shows itself in wild license. The stern dignity of antiquity showed itself in grave reserve; the stern dignity of the present day shows itself in quarrelsome perverseness. The stupidity of antiquity showed itself in straightforwardness; the stupidity of the present day shows itself in sheer deceit."

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。