【原文】

齐景公问政于孔子， 孔子对曰:   〝君君, 臣臣, 父父, 子子。〞公曰:〝善哉！ 信如君不君, 臣不臣, 父不父, 子不子, 虽有粟, 吾得而食诸? 〞

【參考译文】

齐景公问孔子怎样治理国家,  孔子回答说: 〝国君要像个国君, 臣子要像个臣子, 父亲要像个父亲, 儿子要像个儿子, 君臣父子要各守其礼。〞

齐景公说:  〝对呀！ 如果国君不像国君, 臣子不像臣子, 父亲不像父亲,儿子不像儿子, 即使拥有粮食, 我能吃得到吗? 〞

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【English Translation】

Duke Jing of Qi asked Confucius about government. Confucius answered: "Let the ruler be a ruler, the minister a minister, the father a father, and the son a son. "

Duke Jing of Qi said: "That’s right！If the ruler fails as a ruler, the minister fails as a minister, the father fails as a father, and the son fails as a son , even though I have my grain, will get to eat it ? "