【原文】
子夏为莒父宰,问政。子曰:〝无欲速,无见小利,欲速则不达,见小利则大事不成。〞
【參考译文】
子夏担任了莒父县长,向孔子询问政务,孔子说:〝做事不要图快,不要贪图小利。图快反而达不到目的,贪图小利不能成就大事。〞
【English Translation】
When Zi Xia became county magistrate of Jufu county, he asked Confucius about government.
Confucius said: "Do not be hasty and do not covet small gains. Being too much in a hurry may result in one not reaching the goal, and coveting small gains will result in one not achieving anything big. "