子zǐ曰yuē，苗miáo而ér不bú秀xiù者zhě，有yǒu矣yǐ夫fú，秀xiù而ér不bù实shí者zhě，有yǒu矣yǐ夫fú。

James Legge 英译

The Master said, "There are cases in which the blade springs, but the plant does not go on to flower! There are cases where it flowers, but no fruit is subsequently produced!"

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。