chén臣wén闻：qiú求mù木zhī之zhǎng长zhě者，bì必gù固qí其gēn根běn本；yù欲liú流zhī之yuǎn远zhě者，bì必jùn浚qí其quán泉yuán源；sī思guó国zhī之ān安zhě者，bì必jī积qí其dé德yì义。yuán源bù不shēn深ér而wàng望liú流zhī之yuǎn远，gēn根bú不gù固ér而qiú求mù木zhī之cháng长，dé德bú不hòu厚ér而sī思guó国zhī之zhì治，chén臣suī虽xià下yú愚，zhī知qí其bù不kě可，ér而kuàng况yú于míng明zhé哲hū乎？rén人jūn君dāng当shén神qì器zhī之zhòng重，jū居yù域zhōng中zhī之dà大，jiāng将chóng崇jí极tiān天zhī之jùn峻，yǒng永bǎo保wú无jiāng疆zhī之xiū休。bú不niàn念jū居ān安sī思wēi危，jiè戒shē奢yǐ以jiǎn俭，dé德bú不chù处qí其hòu厚，qíng情bú不shèng胜qí其yù欲，sī斯yì亦fá伐gēn根yǐ以qiú求mù木mào茂，sāi塞yuán源ér而yù欲liú流cháng长yě也。(wàng望guó国 yí一zuò作：sī思guó国)
fán凡bǎi百yuán元shǒu首，chéng承tiān天jǐng景mìng命，mò莫bù不yīn殷yōu忧ér而dào道zhù著，gōng功chéng成ér而dé德shuāi衰，yǒu有shàn善shǐ始zhě者shí实fán繁，néng能kè克zhōng终zhě者gài盖guǎ寡。qǐ岂qí其qǔ取zhī之yì易shǒu守zhī之nán难hū乎？xī昔qǔ取zhī之ér而yǒu有yú余，jīn今shǒu守zhī之ér而bù不zú足，hé何yě也？fū夫zài在yīn殷yōu忧bì必jié竭chéng诚yǐ以dài待xià下，jì既dé得zhì志zé则zòng纵qíng情yǐ以ào傲wù物；jié竭chéng诚zé则wú吴、yuè越wèi为yì一tǐ体，ào傲wù物zé则gǔ骨ròu肉wèi为xíng行lù路。suī虽dǒng董zhī之yǐ以yán严xíng刑，zhèn震zhī之yǐ以wēi威nù怒，zhōng终gǒu苟miǎn免ér而bù不huái怀rén仁，mào貌gōng恭ér而bù不xīn心fú服。yuàn怨bú不zài在dà大，kě可wèi畏wéi惟rén人；zǎi载zhōu舟fù覆zhōu舟，suǒ所yí宜shēn深shèn慎。bēn奔chē车xiǔ朽suǒ索，qí其kě可hū忽hū乎？
jūn君rén人zhě者，chéng诚néng能jiàn见kě可yù欲，zé则sī思zhī知zú足yǐ以zì自jiè戒；jiāng将yǒu有zuò作，zé则sī思zhī知zhǐ止yǐ以ān安rén人；niàn念gāo高wēi危，zé则sī思qiān谦chōng冲ér而zì自mù牧；jù惧mǎn满yì溢，zé则sī思jiāng江hǎi海xià下bǎi百chuān川；lè乐pán盘yóu游，zé则sī思sān三qū驱yǐ以wéi为dù度；yōu忧xiè懈dài怠，zé则sī思shèn慎shǐ始ér而jìng敬zhōng终；lǜ虑yōng壅bì蔽，zé则sī思xū虚xīn心yǐ以nà纳xià下；jù惧chán谗xié邪，zé则sī思zhèng正shēn身yǐ以chù黜è恶；ēn恩suǒ所jiā加，zé则sī思wú无yīn因xǐ喜yǐ以miù谬shǎng赏；fá罚suǒ所jí及，zé则sī思wú无yǐ以nù怒ér而làn滥xíng刑。zǒng总cǐ此shí十sī思，hóng宏zī兹jiǔ九dé德，jiǎn简néng能ér而rèn任zhī之，zé择shàn善ér而cóng从zhī之，zé则zhì智zhě者jìn尽qí其móu谋，yǒng勇zhě者jié竭qí其lì力，rén仁zhě者bō播qí其huì惠，xìn信zhě者xiào效qí其zhōng忠；wén文wǔ武zhēng争chí驰，jūn君chén臣wú无shì事，kě可yǐ以jìn尽yù豫yóu游zhī之lè乐，kě可yǐ以yǎng养sōng松qiáo乔zhī之shòu寿，míng鸣qín琴chuí垂gǒng拱，bù不yán言ér而huà化。hé何bì必láo劳shén神kǔ苦sī思，dài代xià下sī司zhí职，yì役cōng聪ming明zhī之ěr耳mù目，kuī亏wú无wéi为zhī之dà大dào道zāi哉？
