The disciple Min was standing by his side, looking bland and precise; Tsze-lu, looking bold and soldierly; Zan Yu and Tsze-kung, with a free and straightforward manner.
闵子侍侧，訚訚如也；子路，行行如也；冉有、子贡，侃侃如也。
The Master was pleased. He said, "Yu, there! - he will not die a natural death." Some parties in Lu were going to take down and rebuild the Long Treasury,
子乐。“若由也，不得其死然。”鲁人为长府，
Min Tsze-ch'ien said, "Suppose it were to be repaired after its old style; why must it be altered and made anew?"
闵子骞曰：“仍旧贯如之何；何必改作？”
The Master said, "This man seldom speaks, when he does, he is sure to hit the point."
子曰：“夫人不言，言必有中。”
The Master said, "What has the lute of Yu to do in my door?" The other disciples began not to respect Tszelu.
子曰：“由之瑟奚为于丘之门？”门人不敬子路。

The Master said, "Yu has ascended to the hall, though he has not yet passed into the inner apartments."
子曰：“由也升堂矣，未入于室也。”
Tsze-kung asked which of the two, Shih or Shang, was the superior. The Master said, "Shih goes beyond the due mean, and Shang does not come up to it."
子贡问：“师与商也孰贤？”子曰：“师也过，商也不及。”
"Then," said Tsze-kung, "the superiority is with Shih, I suppose." The Master said, "To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short."
曰：“然则师愈与？”子曰：“过犹不及。”
The head of the Chi family was richer than the duke of Chau had been, and yet Ch'iu collected his imposts for him, and increased his wealth.
季氏富于周公，而求也为之聚敛而附益之。