The Master said, "My doctrines make no way. I will get upon a raft, and float about on the sea. He that will accompany me will be Yu, I dare say."
子曰：“道不行，乘桴浮于海，从我者其由与？”
Tsze-lu hearing this was glad, upon which the Master said, "Yu is fonder of daring than I am. He does not exercise his judgment upon matters."
子路闻之喜，子曰：“由也好勇过我，无所取材。”
Mang Wu asked about Tsze-lu, whether he was perfectly virtuous.
孟武伯问：“子路仁乎？”
The Master said, "I do not know."
子曰：“不知也。”
He asked again, when the Master replied, "In a kingdom of a thousand chariots, Yu might be employed to manage the military levies,
又问，子曰：“由也，千乘之国，可使治其赋也，
but I do not know whether he be perfectly virtuous."
不知其仁也。”
"And what do you say of Ch'iu?"
“求也何如？”
The Master replied, "In a city of a thousand families, or a clan of a hundred chariots, Ch'iu might be employed as governor,
子曰：“求也，千室之邑、百乘之家，可使为之宰也，
but I do not know whether he is perfectly virtuous."
不知其仁也。”

"What do you say of Ch'ih?"
“赤也何如？”
The Master replied, "With his sash girt and standing in a court, Ch'ih might be employed to converse with the visitors and guests,
子曰：“赤也，束带立于朝，可使与宾客言也，
but I do not know whether he is perfectly virtuous."
不知其仁也。”
The Master said to Tsze-kung, "Which do you consider superior, yourself or Hui?"
子谓子贡曰：“女与回也孰愈？”
Tsze-kung replied, "How dare I compare myself with Hui?
对曰：“赐也何敢望回？
Hui hears one point and knows all about a subject; I hear one point, and know a second."
回也闻一以知十，赐也闻一以知二。”
The Master said, "You are not equal to him. I grant you, you are not equal to him."
子曰：“弗如也，吾与女弗如也！”