【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. "