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子谓卫公子荆

（子路篇13.08）

    子谓卫公子荆：“善居室。始有，曰：‘苟合矣'。少有，曰：‘苟完矣。'富有，曰：‘苟美矣。'”

【译文】

    孔子谈到卫国的公子荆时说：“他善于管理经济，居家理财。刚开始有一点，他说：‘差不多也就够了。'稍为多一点时，他说：‘差不多就算完备了。'更多一点时，他说：‘差不多算是完美了'。”

【英译】

    The Master said of Ching, a scion of the ducal family of Wei, that he knew the economy of a family well. When he began to have means, he said, "Ha! here is a collection-!" When they were a little increased, he said, "Ha! this is complete!" When he had become rich, he said, "Ha! this is admirable!"