子曰，麻冕，礼也，今也纯，俭，吾从众。拜下，礼也。今拜乎上，泰也，虽违众，吾从下。
白话导读
孔子说：用麻布做礼帽，是合乎礼的；如今大家用丝来做，比较省俭，我赞成大家的做法。臣子在堂下向君主跪拜，是合乎礼的；如今大家却在堂上跪拜，这是傲慢。虽然违背众人，我还是主张在堂下跪拜。
James Legge 英译
1. The Master said, "The linen cap is that prescribed by the rules of ceremony, but now a silk one is worn. It is economical, and I follow the common practice. 2. "The rules of ceremony prescribe the bowing below the hall, but now the practice is to bow only after ascending it. That is arrogant. I continue to bow below the hall, though I oppose the common practice."
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。
- 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。