臣chén闻wén求qiú木mù之zhī长zhǎng者zhě，必bì固gù其qí根gēn本běn；欲yù流liú之zhī远yuǎn者zhě，必bì浚jùn其qí泉quán源yuán；思sī国guó之zhī安ān者zhě，必bì积jī其qí德dé义yì。源yuán不bù深shēn而ér望wàng流liú之zhī远yuǎn，根gēn不bú固gù而ér求qiú木mù之zhī长zhǎng，德dé不bú厚hòu而ér思sī国guó之zhī理lǐ，臣chén虽suī下xià愚yú，知zhī其qí不bù可kě，而ér况kuàng于yú明míng哲zhé乎hū！人rén君jūn当dāng神shén器qì之zhī重zhòng，居jū域yù中zhōng之zhī大dà，将jiāng崇chóng极jí天tiān之zhī峻jùn，永yǒng保bǎo无wú疆jiāng之zhī休xiū。不bú念niàn居jū安ān思sī危wēi，戒jiè奢shē以yǐ俭jiǎn，德dé不bù处chǔ其qí厚hòu，情qíng不bú胜shèng其qí欲yù，斯sī亦yì伐fá根gēn以yǐ求qiú木mù茂mào，塞sè源yuán而ér欲yù流liú长cháng者zhě也yě。(思sī国guó之zhī理lǐ一yī作zuò：思sī国guó之zhī治zhì；塞sè源yuán而ér欲yù流liú长cháng者zhě也yě一yī作zuò：塞sè源yuán而ér欲yù流liú长cháng也yě)
　　凡fán百bǎi元yuán首shǒu，承chéng天tiān景jǐng命mìng，莫mò不bù殷yīn忧yōu而ér道dào著zhù，功gōng成chéng而ér德dé衰shuāi。有yǒu善shàn始shǐ者zhě实shí繁fán，能néng克kè终zhōng者zhě盖gài寡guǎ。岂qǐ取qǔ之zhī易yì而ér守shǒu之zhī难nán乎hū？昔xī取qǔ之zhī而ér有yǒu余yú，今jīn守shǒu之zhī而ér不bù足zú，何hé也yě？夫fú在zài殷yīn忧yōu，必bì竭jié诚chéng以yǐ待dài下xià；既jì得dé志zhì，则zé纵zòng情qíng以yǐ傲ào物wù。竭jié诚chéng则zé胡hú越yuè为wéi一yì体tǐ，傲ào物wù则zé骨gǔ肉ròu为wéi行xíng路lù。虽suī董dǒng之zhī以yǐ严yán刑xíng，振zhèn之zhī以yǐ威wēi怒nù，终zhōng苟gǒu免miǎn而ér不bù怀huái仁rèn，貌mào恭gōng而ér不bù心xīn服fú。怨yuàn不bú在zài大dà，可kě畏wèi惟wéi人rén；载zài舟zhōu覆fù舟zhōu，所suǒ宜yí深shēn慎shèn；奔bēn车chē朽xiǔ索suǒ，其qí可kě忽hū乎hū！(凡fán百bǎi一yī作zuò：凡fán昔xī；胡hú越yuè一yī作zuò：吴wú越yuè)
　　君jūn人rén者zhě，诚chéng能néng见jiàn可kě欲yù则zé思sī知zhī足zú以yǐ自zì戒jiè，将jiāng有yǒu作zuò则zé思sī知zhī止zhǐ以yǐ安ān人rén，念niàn高gāo危wēi则zé思sī谦qiān冲chōng而ér自zì牧mù，惧jù满mǎn溢yì则zé思sī江jiāng海hǎi下xià百bǎi川chuān，乐lè盘pán游yóu则zé思sī三sān驱qū以yǐ为wéi度dù，忧yōu懈xiè怠dài则zé思sī慎shèn始shǐ而ér敬jìng终zhōng，虑lǜ壅yōng蔽bì则zé思sī虚xū心xīn以yǐ纳nà下xià，想xiǎng谗chán邪xié则zé思sī正zhèng身shēn以yǐ黜chù恶è，恩ēn所suǒ加jiā则zé思sī无wú因yīn喜xǐ以yǐ谬miù赏shǎng，罚fá所suǒ及jí则zé思sī无wú因yīn怒nù而ér滥làn刑xíng。总zǒng此cǐ十shí思sī，弘hóng兹zī九jiǔ德dé，简jiǎn能néng而ér任rèn之zhī，择zé善shàn而ér从cóng之zhī，则zé智zhì者zhě尽jìn其qí谋móu，勇yǒng者zhě竭jié其qí力lì，仁rén者zhě播bō其qí惠huì，信xìn者zhě效xiào其qí忠zhōng。文wén武wǔ争zhēng驰chí，在zài君jūn无wú事shì，可kě以yǐ尽jìn豫yù游yóu之zhī乐lè，可kě以yǐ养yǎng松sōng、乔qiáo之zhī寿shòu，鸣míng琴qín垂chuí拱gǒng，不bù言yán而ér化huà。何hé必bì劳láo神shén苦kǔ思sī，代dài下xià司sī职zhí，役yì聪cōng明míng之zhī耳ěr目mù，亏kuī无wú为wéi之zhī大dà道dào哉zāi！(想xiǎng谗chán邪xié一yī作zuò：惧jù谗chán邪xié；弘hóng兹zī一yī作zuò：宏hóng兹zī；在zài君jūn一yī作zuò：君jūn臣chén)