Confucian Analects · Analects 14.31
Tsze-kung was in the habit of comparing men together. The Master said, 'Tsze must have reached a high pitch of excellence! Now, I have not leisure for this.'
Chinese · source text【卅一章】子貢方人、子曰、賜也賢乎哉、夫我則不暇。
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Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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