子zǐ疾jí病bìng，子zǐ路lù使shǐ门mén人rén为wéi臣chén。病bìng间jiān曰yuē，久jiǔ矣yǐ哉zāi，由yóu之zhī行xíng诈zhà也yě，无wú臣chén而ér为wéi有yǒu臣chén，吾wú谁shuí欺qī，欺qī天tiān乎hū。且qiě予yú与yǔ其qí死sǐ于yú臣chén之zhī手shǒu也yě，无wú宁nìng死sǐ于yú二èr三sān子zǐ之zhī手shǒu乎hū，且qiě予yú纵zòng不bù得dé大dà葬zàng，予yú死sǐ于yú道dào路lù乎hū。

James Legge 英译

1. The Master being very ill, Tsze-lu wished the disciples to act as ministers to him. 2. During a remission of his illness, he said, "Long has the conduct of Yu been deceitful! By pretending to have ministers when I have them not, whom should I impose upon? Should I impose upon Heaven? 3. "Moreover, than that I should die in the hands of ministers, is it not better that I should die in the hands of you, my disciples? And though I may not get a great burial, shall I die upon the road?"

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。