yǔ予shǐ始dú读áo翱《fù复xìng性shū书》sān三piān篇,yuē曰:cǐ此《zhōng中yōng庸》zhī之yì义shū疏ěr尔。zhì智zhě者chéng诚qí其xìng性,dāng当dú读《zhōng中yōng庸》;yú愚zhě者suī虽dú读cǐ此bù不xiǎo晓yě也,bú不zuò作kě可yān焉。yòu又dú读《yǔ与hán韩shì侍láng郎jiàn荐xián贤shū书》,yǐ以wèi谓áo翱tè特qióng穷shí时fèn愤shì世wú无jiàn荐jǐ己zhě者,gù故dīng丁níng宁rú如cǐ此;shǐ使qí其dé得zhì志,yì亦wèi未bì必。yǐ以hán韩wèi为qín秦hàn汉jiān间hǎo好xiá侠xíng行yì义zhī之yī一háo豪jùn俊,yì亦shàn善lùn论rén人zhě者yě也。zuì最hòu后dú读《yōu幽huái怀fù赋》,rán然hòu后zhì置shū书ér而tàn叹,tàn叹yǐ已fù复dú读,bú不zì自xiū休。hèn恨,áo翱bù不shēng生yú于jīn今,bù不dé得yǔ与zhī之jiāo交;yòu又hèn恨yǔ予bù不dé得shēng生áo翱shí时,yǔ与áo翱shàng上xià下qí其lùn论yě也shān删。
fán凡xī昔áo翱yì一shí时rén人,yǒu有dào道ér而néng能wén文zhě者,mò莫ruò若hán韩yù愈。yù愈cháng尝yǒu有fù赋yǐ矣,bú不guò过xiàn羡èr二niǎo鸟zhī之guāng光róng荣,tàn叹yì一bǎo饱zhī之wú无shí时ěr尔。cǐ此qí其xīn心shǐ使guāng光róng荣ér而bǎo饱,zé则bú不fù复yún云yǐ矣。ruò若áo翱dú独bù不rán然,qí其fù赋yuē曰:“zhòng众áo嚣áo嚣ér而zá杂chù处xī兮,chéng成tàn叹lǎo老ér而jiē嗟bēi卑;shì视yǔ予xīn心zhī之bù不rán然xī兮,lǜ虑xíng行dào道zhī之yóu犹fēi非。”yòu又guài怪shén神yáo尧yǐ以yì一lǚ旅qǔ取tiān天xià下,hòu后shì世zǐ子sūn孙bù不néng能yǐ以tiān天xià下qǔ取hé河běi北,yǐ以wéi为yōu忧bì必。wū呜hū呼!shǐ使dāng当shí时jūn君zǐ子jiē皆yì易qí其tàn叹lǎo老jiē嗟bēi卑zhī之xīn心wèi为áo翱suǒ所yōu忧zhī之xīn心,zé则táng唐zhī之tiān天xià下qǐ岂yǒu有luàn乱yǔ与wáng亡zāi哉?
rán然áo翱xìng幸bù不shēng生jīn今shí时,jiàn见jīn今zhī之shì事,zé则qí其yōu忧yòu又shèn甚yǐ矣。nài奈hé何jīn今zhī之rén人bù不yōu忧yě也?yú余xíng行tiān天xià下,jiàn见rén人duō多yǐ矣,tuō脱yǒu有yì一rén人néng能rú如áo翱yōu忧zhě者,yòu又jiē皆jiàn贱yuǎn远,yǔ与áo翱wú无yì异;qí其yú余guāng光róng荣ér而bǎo饱zhě者,yì一wén闻yōu忧shì世zhī之yán言,bù不yǐ以wéi为kuáng狂rén人,zé则yǐ以wéi为bìng病chī痴zǐ子,bú不nù怒zé则xiào笑zhī之yǐ矣。wū呜hū呼,zài在wèi位ér而bù不kěn肯zì自yōu忧,yòu又jìn禁tā他rén人shǐ使jiē皆bù不dé得yōu忧,kě可tàn叹yě也fū夫!
jǐng景yòu祐sān三nián年shí十yuè月shí十qī七rì日,ōu欧yáng阳xiū修shū书。