jūn君zǐ子zhī之xué学bì必hǎo好wèn问。wèn问yǔ与xué学，xiāng相fǔ辅ér而xíng行zhě者yě也。fēi非xué学wú无yǐ以zhì致yí疑，fēi非wèn问wú无yǐ以guǎng广shí识；hào好xué学ér而bù不qín勤wèn问，fēi非zhēn真néng能hào好xué学zhě者yě也。lǐ理míng明yǐ矣，ér而huò或bù不dá达yú于shì事；shí识qí其dà大yǐ矣，ér而huò或bù不zhī知qí其xì细，shè舍wèn问，qí其xī奚jué决yān焉？
xián贤yú于jǐ己zhě者，wèn问yān焉yǐ以pò破qí其yí疑，suǒ所wèi谓“jiù就yǒu有dào道ér而zhèng正”yě也。bù不rú如jǐ己zhě者，wèn问yān焉yǐ以qiú求yì一dé得，suǒ所wèi谓“yǐ以néng能wèn问yú于bù不néng能，yǐ以duō多wèn问yú于guǎ寡”yě也。děng等yú于jǐ己zhě者，wèn问yān焉yǐ以zī资qiē切cuō磋，suǒ所wèi谓jiāo交xiāng相wèn问nán难(nàn)，shěn审wèn问ér而míng明biàn辨zhī之yě也。《shū书》bù不yún云hū乎？“hào好wèn问zé则yù裕。”mèng孟zǐ子lùn论：“qiú求fàng放xīn心”，ér而bìng并chēng称yuē曰“xué学wèn问zhī之dào道”，xué学jí即jì继yǐ以wèn问yě也。zǐ子sī思yán言“zūn尊dé德xìng性”，ér而guī归yú于“dào道wèn问xué学”，wèn问qiě且xiān先yú于xué学yě也。
gǔ古zhī之rén人xū虚zhōng中lè乐shàn善，bù不zé择shì事ér而wèn问yān焉，bù不zé择rén人ér而wèn问yān焉，qǔ取qí其yǒu有yì益yú于shēn身ér而yǐ已。shì是gù故kuáng狂fū夫zhī之yán言，shèng圣rén人zé择zhī之，chú刍ráo荛(ráo)zhī之wēi微，xiān先mín民xún询zhī之，shùn舜yǐ以tiān天zǐ子ér而xún询yú于pǐ匹fū夫，yǐ以dà大zhī知ér而chá察jí及ěr迩yán言，fēi非gǒu苟wèi为qiān谦，chéng诚qǔ取shàn善zhī之hóng弘yě也。sān三dài代ér而xià下，yǒu有xué学ér而wú无wèn问，péng朋yǒu友zhī之jiāo交，zhì至yú于quàn劝shàn善guī规guò过zú足yǐ矣，qí其yǐ以yì义lǐ理xiāng相zī咨fǎng访，zī孜zī孜yān焉wéi唯jìn进xiū修shì是jí急，wèi未zhī之duō多jiàn见yě也，kuàng况liú流sú俗hū乎？
shì是jǐ己ér而fēi非rén人，sú俗zhī之tóng同bìng病。xué学yǒu有wèi未dá达，qiáng强yǐ以wéi为zhī知；lǐ理yǒu有wèi未ān安，wàng妄yǐ以yì臆dù度。rú如shì是，zé则zhōng终shēn身jǐ几wú无kě可wèn问zhī之shì事。xián贤yú于jǐ己zhě者，jì忌zhī之ér而bú不yuàn愿wèn问yān焉；bù不rú如jǐ己zhě者，qīng轻zhī之ér而bú不xiè屑wèn问yān焉；děng等yú于jǐ己zhě者，xiá狎xiázhī之ér而bù不gān甘wèn问yān焉，rú如shì是，zé则tiān天xià下jǐ几wú无kě可wèn问zhī之rén人。rén人bù不zú足fú服yǐ矣，shì事wú无kě可yí疑yǐ矣，cǐ此wéi唯shī师xīn心zì自yòng用ěr耳。fū夫zì自yòng用，qí其xiǎo小zhě者yě也；zì自zhī知qí其lòu陋ér而jǐn谨hù护qí其shī失，níng宁shǐ使xué学zhōng终bú不jìn进，bú不yù欲xū虚yǐ以xià下rén人，cǐ此wéi为hài害yú于xīn心shù术zhě者dà大，ér而dǎo蹈zhī之zhě者cháng常shí十zhī之bā八jiǔ九。
bù不rán然，zé则suǒ所wèn问fēi非suǒ所xué学yān焉：xún询tiān天xià下zhī之yì异wén文bǐ鄙shì事yǐ以kuài快yán言lùn论；shèn甚qiě且xīn心zhī之suǒ所yǐ已míng明zhě者，wèn问zhī之rén人yǐ以shì试qí其néng能，shì事zhī之zhì至nán难jiě解zhě者，wèn问zhī之rén人yǐ以qióng穷qí其duǎn短。ér而fēi非shì是zhě者，suī虽yǒu有qiè切yú于shēn身xīn心xìng性mìng命zhī之shì事，kě可yǐ以shōu收qǔ取shàn善zhī之yì益，qiú求yì一qū屈jǐ己yān焉ér而bù不kě可dé得yě也。jiē嗟hū乎！xué学zhī之suǒ所yǐ以bù不néng能jǐ几(jī)yú于gǔ古zhě者，fēi非cǐ此zhī之yóu由hū乎？
qiě且fū夫bù不hǎo好wèn问zhě者，yóu由xīn心bù不néng能xū虚yě也；xīn心zhī之bù不xū虚，yóu由hào好xué学zhī之bù不chéng诚yě也。yì亦fēi非bù不qián潜xīn心zhuān专lì力zhī之dí敌，qí其xué学fēi非gǔ古rén人zhī之xué学，qí其hǎo好yì亦fēi非gǔ古rén人zhī之hǎo好yě也，bù不néng能wèn问yí宜yě也。
zhì智zhě者qiān千lǜ虑，bì必yǒu有yì一shī失。shèng圣rén人suǒ所bù不zhī知，wèi未bì必bú不wèi为yú愚rén人zhī之suǒ所zhī知yě也；yú愚rén人zhī之suǒ所néng能，wèi未bì必fēi非shèng圣rén人zhī之suǒ所bù不néng能yě也。lǐ理wú无zhuān专zài在，ér而xué学wú无zhǐ止jìng境yě也，rán然zé则wèn问kě可shǎo少yē耶？《zhōu周lǐ礼》，wài外cháo朝yǐ以xún询wàn万mín民，guó国zhī之zhèng政shì事shàng尚wèn问jí及shù庶rén人，shì是gù故guì贵kě可yǐ以wèn问jiàn贱，xián贤kě可yǐ以wèn问bú不xiào肖，ér而lǎo老kě可yǐ以wèn问yòu幼，wéi唯dào道zhī之suǒ所chéng成ér而yǐ已yǐ矣。
kǒng孔wén文zǐ子bù不chǐ耻xià下wèn问，fū夫zǐ子xián贤zhī之。gǔ古rén人yǐ以wèn问wèi为měi美dé德，ér而bìng并bú不jiàn见qí其yǒu有kě可chǐ耻yě也，hòu后zhī之jūn君zǐ子fǎn反zhēng争yǐ以wèn问wèi为chǐ耻，rán然zé则gǔ古rén人suǒ所shēn深chǐ耻zhě者，hòu后shì世qiě且xíng行zhī之ér而bù不yǐ以wéi为chǐ耻zhě者duō多yǐ矣，bēi悲fū夫！
