【原文】
子夏為莒父宰，問政。子曰：〝無欲速，無見小利，欲速則不達，見小利則大事不成。〞
【參考譯文】
子夏擔任了莒父縣長，向孔子詢問政務，孔子說：〝做事不要圖快，不要貪圖小利。圖快反而達不到目的，貪圖小利不能成就大事。〞
【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. "