| 《·》: | 昔者文公出走而正天下，桓公去国而霸诸侯，越王句践遇吴王之丑，而尚摄中国之贤君。 |
| Formerly Lord Wen was once in exile and yet later became the leading feudal lord. Lord Huan was once forced to leave his state and yet later became a "tyrant" among the feudal lords. Lord Gou Jian of Yue was once brought under humiliation by the king of Wu, and yet he was later looked upon with awe by the princes of China. |
| 《·》: | 子路曰：“桓公杀公子纠，召忽死之，管仲不死。” |
| Zi Lu said, "The duke Huan caused his brother Jiu to be killed, when Shao Hu died with his master, but Guan Zhong did not die." |
| 《·》: | 桓公之于管仲，学焉而后臣之，故不劳而霸。 |
| There was the behaviour of the duke Huan to Guan Zhong: he first learned of him, and then employed him as his minister; and so without difficulty he became chief of all the princes. |
| 《·》: | 瓮盎大瘿说齐桓公，桓公说之，而视全人，其脰肩肩。 |
| Another who had a large goitre like an earthenware jar addressed his counsels to duke Huan of Qi, who was so pleased with him that he looked on a perfectly formed man as having a neck lean and small in comparison with him. |
| 《·》: | 庙有二主，自桓公始也。 |
| The practice of having two tablets in a temple-shrine originated from duke Huan. |
| 《·》: | 齐桓公并国三十，启地三千里，桓公之氓社稷也，而齐以亡。 |
| 《·》: | 夫仇由贪大锺之赂而亡其国，虞君利垂棘之璧而禽其身，献公艳骊姬之美而乱四世，桓公甘易牙之和而不以时葬，胡王淫女乐之娱而亡上地。 |
| 《·》: | 八年，鲁杀隐公，立桓公。 |
| 《·》: | 贵贱长少，秩秩焉，莫不从桓公而贵敬之，是天下之大节也。 |
| 《》: | 卫庄公娶于齐东宫得臣之妹，曰庄姜，美而无子，卫人所为赋硕人也，又娶于陈，曰厉妫，生孝伯，早死，其娣戴妫，生桓公，庄姜以为己子，公子州吁，嬖人之子也，有宠而好兵，公弗禁，庄姜恶之，石碏谏曰，臣闻爱子，教之以义方，弗纳于邪，骄奢淫泆，所自邪也，四者之来，宠禄过也，将立州吁，乃定之矣，若犹未也，阶之为祸，夫宠而不骄，骄而能降，降而不憾，憾而能眕者，鲜矣，且夫贱妨贵，少陵长，远间亲，新间旧，小加大，淫破义，所谓六逆也，君义，臣行，父慈，子孝，兄爱，弟敬，所谓六顺也，去顺效逆，所以速祸也，君人者，将祸是务去，而速之，无乃不可乎，弗听，其子厚与州吁游，禁之不可，桓公立，乃老。 |
| 《·》: | 桓公曰：“得贤奈何？” |
| 《·》: | 桓公存邢、卫、杞，不见《春秋》，内心予之，行法绝而不予，止乱之道也，非诸侯所当为也。 |
| 《·》: | 管仲有病，桓公往问之，曰：“仲父之病矣，渍甚，国人弗讳，寡人将谁属国？” |
| 《·》: | 明日，王孙子誉诸朝，郤至见邵桓公，与之语。 |
| 《·》: | 桓公乃止，以隰朋之言告管仲，仲曰：“此固非朋之所及也。” |
| 《·》: | 于是东野有以九九见者，桓公使戏之曰：“九九足以见乎？” |
