原文
子贡曰：“如有博施于民而能济众，何如？可谓仁乎？"子曰：“何事于仁！必也圣乎！尧舜其犹病诸！夫仁者，己欲立而立人，己欲达而达人。能近取譬，可谓仁之方也已。”
译文
子贡问道："如果有人能广施恩惠于百姓，又能周济大众，这样的人怎么样？可以称得上是仁了吗？"孔子说："这哪里只是仁啊！那必定是圣了！就连尧、舜恐怕也未必能完全做到呢！所谓仁者，是自己想要站得住，也帮助别人站得住；自己想要通达，也帮助别人通达。能够就近从自身出发，推己及人，设身处地为他人着想，这就是实践仁的方法了。"
ENGLISH
Zigong asked: "Suppose there were one who bestowed blessings widely upon the people and was able to relieve the needs of all — what would you say of such a person? Could he be called humane?" The Master said: "Why stop at humane? Such a one would surely be a sage! Even Yao and Shun would have found this beyond their full reach. As for the humane person — wishing to establish himself, he establishes others; wishing to achieve his own ends, he helps others achieve theirs. The ability to take what is near at hand as an analogy, and to extend oneself to others — this may be called the method of humaneness."
注释
①尧、舜．传说中上古时代的两位天子，是孔子推崇的圣人。病．心有所不足。
②夫（fú）：助词，用于句首，提起下文。