Analects 5.8 — Mang Wu asked about Tsze-lu, whether he was…

孟mèng武wǔ伯bó问wèn：“子zǐ路lù仁rén乎hū？”子zǐ曰yuē：“不bù知zhī也yě。”又yòu问wèn。子zǐ曰yuē：“由yóu也yě，千qiān乘shèng之zhī国guó，可kě使shǐ治zhì其qí赋fù也yě。不bù知zhī其qí仁rén也yě。”“求qiú也yě何hé如rú？”子zǐ曰yuē：“求qiú也yě，千qiān室shì之zhī邑yì，百bǎi乘shèng之zhī家jiā，可kě使shǐ为wéi之zhī宰zǎi也yě，不bù知zhī其qí仁rén也yě。、赤chì也yě何hé如rú？”子zǐ曰yuē：“赤chì也yě，束shù带dài立lì于yú朝cháo，可kě使shǐ与yǔ宾bīn客kè言yán也yě。不bù知zhī其qí仁rén也yě。”

1Mang Wu asked about Tsze-lu, whether he was perfectly virtuous. The Master said, 'I do not know.'

2He asked again, when the Master replied, 'In a kingdom of a thousand chariots, Yu might be employed to manage the military levies, but I do not know whether he be perfectly virtuous.'

3'And what do you say of Ch'iu?' The Master replied, 'In a city of a thousand families, or a clan of a hundred chariots, Ch'iu might be employed as governor, but I do not know whether he is perfectly virtuous.'

4'What do you say of Ch'ih?' The Master replied, 'With his sash girt and standing in a court, Ch'ih might be employed to converse with the visitors and guests, but I do not know whether he is perfectly virtuous.'

Book 5, Passage 5.8