子曰：“予欲无言。”子贡曰：“子如不言，则小子何述焉？”子曰：“天何言哉？四时行焉，百物生焉，天何言哉？”
1The Master said, 'I would prefer not speaking.'
2Tsze-kung said, 'If you, Master, do not speak, what shall we, your disciples, have to record?'
3The Master said, 'Does Heaven speak? The four seasons pursue their courses, and all things are continually being produced, but does Heaven say anything?'