子张问曰，令尹子文三仕为令尹，无喜色，三已之，无愠色。旧令尹之政，必以吿新令尹，何如。子曰，忠矣。曰，仁矣乎。曰，未知，焉得仁。崔子弑齐君，陈文子有马十乘，弃而违之。至于他邦，则曰，犹吾大夫崔子也，违之，之一邦，则又曰，犹吾大夫崔子也，违之，何如。子曰，淸矣。曰，仁矣乎。曰，未知，焉得仁。

James Legge Translation

1. Tsze-chang asked, saying, "The minister Tsze-wan thrice took office, and manifested no joy in his countenance. Thrice he retired from office, and manifested no displeasure. He made it a point to inform the new minister of the way in which he had conducted the government;—what do you say of him?" The Master replied. "He was loyal." "Was he perfectly virtuous?" "I do not know. How can he be pronounced perfectly virtuous?" 2. Tsze-chang proceeded, "When the officer Ch'ui killed the prince of Ch'i, Ch'an Wan, though he was the owner of forty horses, abandoned them and left the country. Coming to another State, he said, 'They are here like our great officer, Ch'ui,' and left it. He came to a second State, and with the same observation left it also;—what do you say of him?" The Master replied, "He was pure." "Was he perfectly virtuous?" "I do not know. How can he be pronounced perfectly virtuous?"