| 《·》: | 子曰：「由也好勇過我，無所取材。」 |
| Upon which the Master said, "You is fonder of daring than I am. He does not exercise his judgment upon matters." |
| 《·》: | 人見其濯濯也，以為未嘗有材焉，此豈山之性也哉？ |
| And when people now see it, they think it was never finely wooded. But is this the nature of the mountain? |
| 《·》: | 天子之六工：曰土工、金工、石工、木工、獸工、草工，典制六材。 |
| The six manufactures of the son of Heaven are under the care of (the superintendents of) the workers in earth; the workers in metal; the workers in stone; the workers in wood; the workers in (the skins of) animals; and the workers in twigs. These preside over the six departments of stores. |
| 《》: | 聖人之材，天地也。 |
| The materials of the sage are Heaven and Earth. |
| 《·》: | 知，材也。 |
| The zhi (intelligence/consciousness) is the capability. |
| 《·》: | 弟子厭觀之，走及匠石，曰：「自吾執斧斤以隨夫子，未嘗見材如此其美也。」 |
| One of his workmen, however, looked long and admiringly at it, and then ran on to his master, and said to him, 'Since I followed you with my axe and bill, I have never seen such a beautiful mass of timber as this.' |
| 《·》: | 今上論材能知慧而任之，則知慧之人希主好惡使官制物，以適主心。 |
| However, nowadays, the ruler, in his appointments, takes into consideration talent and ability and cleverness and intelligence, and thus clever and intelligent men watch for the likes and dislikes of the ruler, so that officials are caused to transact their business in a way which is adapted to the ruler's mind. |
| 《·》: | 千里饋糧，則內外之費賓客之用，膠漆之材，車甲之奉，日費千金，然後十萬之師舉矣。 |
| With provisions enough to carry them a thousand li, the expenditure at home and at the front, including entertainment of guests, small items such as glue and paint, and sums spent on chariots and armor, will reach the total of a thousand ounces of silver per day. Such is the cost of raising an army of 100,000 men. |
| 《·》: | 時播百穀草木，淳化鳥獸蟲蛾，旁羅日月星辰水波土石金玉，勞勤心力耳目，節用水火材物。 |
| The planting of the crops, plants, and trees in their seasons, and the transformations of birds, beasts, insects, and moths. He also prepared a record of the movements of the sun, moon, and stars; the flow of the tides; and the properties of clay, stones, metals, and gems. He devoted much careful attention to these things, and his observation was applied to ascertaining how fire, water, wood, and other elements could be used economically. |
| 《·》: | 疏觀萬物而知其情，參稽治亂而通其度，經緯天地而材官萬物，制割大理而宇宙裡矣。 |
| 《·》: | 夫王者得賢材以自輔，然後治也，雖有堯舜之明，而股肱不備，則主恩不流，化澤不行，故明君在上，慎於擇士，務於求賢，設四佐以自輔，有英俊以治官，尊其爵，重其祿，賢者進以顯榮，罷者退而勞力，是以主無遺憂，下無邪慝，百官能治，臣下樂職，恩流群生，潤澤草木，昔者虞舜左禹右皋陶，不下堂而天下治，此使能之效也。 |
| 《·》: | 侈宮室，廣苑囿，窮五采之變，極飭材之工，困野獸之足，竭山澤之列，食類惡之獸。 |
| 《·》: | 忠易為禮，誠易為辭，賢人易為民，工巧易為材 |
| 《·》: | 極畋土石金玉，勞心力耳目，節用水火材物。 |
| 《·》: | 王者自謂一人者，謙也，欲言巳材能當一人耳。 |
| 《·》: | 夫民者賢不肖之材也，賢不肖皆具焉，故賢人得焉，不肖者伏焉，技能輸焉，忠信飾焉。 |
| 《·》: | 古者堯舜建諸侯，地方五千里，王必起此臺，先以兵伐諸侯，盡有其地猶不足，又伐四夷，得方八千里乃足以為臺趾，材木之積，人徒之眾，倉廩之儲，數以萬億度。 |
| 《·》: | 故《》曰：「若作梓材，既勤樸斲，惟其塗丹雘。」 |
| 《·》: | 孔子曰：「太廟之堂，官致良工之匠，匠致良材，盡其工巧，蓋貴久矣，尚有說也。」 |
| 《·》: | 雖有至材，不生而能。 |
| 《·》: | 長數仞之竹，大連抱之木，工技之人，裁而用之，或成器而見舉持，或遺材而遭廢棄。 |
| 《·》: | 次七，升于顛臺，或柱之材。 |
| 《·》: | 是時，大發興材官騎士十餘萬軍長安，帝遣丞相灌嬰擊匈奴，文帝自勞兵至太原、代郡。 |
| 《·》: | 材非管仲，而專任法，終必亂成矣。 |
| 《·》: | 齊桓公中材也，末能成功業，由有異焉者矣。 |
| 《·》: | 任材使能，所以濟物。 |
| 《·》: | 於是黃帝乃伐木構材，築作宮室，上棟下宇，以避風雨。 |
| 《》: | 雖冠帶之中士，校材考行，無以加焉。 |
| 《·》: | 負其材力，視來丹猶雛鷇也。 |
| 《·》: | 故善度變者觀本，本足則盡，不足則德必薄兵必老，其孰能以褊材為褒德博義者哉。 |
| 《·》: | 夫任耳目以聽視者，勞心而不明，以智慮為治者，苦心而無功，任一人之材，難以至治，一人之能，不足以治三畝。 |
| 《·》: | 賢者敕其材，君因而任之，故君不窮於能。 |
| 《·》: | 故廊廟之材，蓋非一木之枝也。 |
| 《·》: | 皆齊大材，出祭王母，天子之所以主始而忌諱也。 |
| 《·》: | 疾名實之散亂，因資材之所長，為「守白」之論。 |
| 《·》: | 起對曰：「古之明王，必謹君臣之禮，飾上下之儀，安集吏民，順俗而教，簡募良材，以備不虞。」 |
| 《·》: | 奮威四人：主擇材力，論兵革，風馳電擊，不知所由。 |
| 《·》: | 以材力說諸侯。 |
| 《·》: | 軍吏諫曰：『此材士也，不可斬！』 |
| 《·》: | 今有圓材徑二尺五寸，欲為方版，令厚七寸。 |
| 《·》: | 譬之若林木無材，而可以為材。 |
