子夏〔1〕曰：“賢賢易色〔2〕；事父母，能竭其力；事君，能致其身〔3〕；與朋友交，言而有信：雖曰未學，吾必謂之學矣?！薄?〕

▍注釋

〔1〕子夏，孔子弟子，姓卜，名商。

〔2〕賢人之賢，而易其好色之心，好善有誠也。不能有非分之想。

〔3〕致，猶委也。委致其身，謂不有其身也。

〔4〕四者皆人倫之大者，而行之必盡其誠，學求如是而已。

儒家四倫：夫妻，父母和孩子；君臣；朋友。

Tsze-hsia said, "If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if, in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere: — although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has."