| 《·》: | 万章问曰：“或曰：‘百里奚自鬻于秦养牲者，五羊之皮，食牛，以要秦穆公。’” |
| Wan Zhang asked Mencius, 'Some say that Bai Li Xi sold himself to a cattle-keeper of Jin for the skins of five rams, and fed his oxen, in order to find an introduction to the duke Mu of Qin' |
| 《·》: | 百里奚爵禄不入于心，故饭牛而牛肥，使秦穆公忘其贱，与之政也。 |
| The ideas of rank and emolument did not enter the mind of Bai-li Xi, and so he became a cattle-feeder, and his cattle were all in fine condition. This made duke Mu of Qin forget the meanness of his position, and put the government (of his state) into his hands. |
| 《·》: | 晋献公之丧，秦穆公使人吊公子重耳，且曰：“寡人闻之：亡国恒于斯，得国恒于斯。” |
| At the mourning rites for duke Xian of Jin, duke Mu of Qin sent a messenger to present his condolences to Xian's son Chong-er (who was then an exile), and to add this message: 'I have heard that a time like this is specially adapted to the losing of a state, or the gaining of a state.' |
| 《·》: | 由余归，因谏戎王，戎王弗听，由余遂去之秦，秦穆公迎而拜之上卿，问其兵势与其地形，既以得之，举兵而伐之，兼国十二，开地千里。 |
| 《·》: | 胡王好音，而秦穆公以女乐诱之。 |
| 《·》: | 三十一年，秦穆公卒。 |
| 《·》: | 秦穆公伐郑，晋襄公帅师败诸崤，还归，作《》。 |
| 《·》: | 秦穆公使贾人载盐，徵诸贾人，贾人买百里奚以五羖羊之皮，使将车之秦，秦穆公观盐，见百里奚牛肥，曰：“任重道远以险，而牛何以肥也？” |
| 《·》: | 有神人面鸟身，若瑾以侍，人面鸟身之神，即《》篇秦穆公所见之句芒也。 |
| 《·》: | 秦穆公将袭郑，百里、蹇叔谏曰：“千里而袭人者，未有不亡者也。” |
| 《·》: | 神农师悉诸，黄帝师大挠，帝颛顼师伯夷父，帝喾师伯招，帝尧师子州支父，帝舜师许由，禹师大成贽，汤师小臣，文王、武王师吕望、周公旦，齐桓公师管夷吾，晋文公师咎犯、随会，秦穆公师百里奚、公孙枝，楚庄王师孙叔敖、沈尹巫，吴王阖闾师伍子胥、文之仪，越王句践师范蠡、大夫种。 |
| 《·》: | 秦穆公许诺，反使者，乃召大夫子明及公孙枝，曰：“夫晋国之乱，吾谁使先，若夫二公子而立之？” |
| 《·》: | 秦穆公谓伯乐曰：“子之年长矣，子姓有可使求马者乎？” |
| 《·》: | 文学曰：“汤得伊尹，以区区之亳兼臣海内，文王得太公，廓酆、鄗以为天下，齐桓公得管仲以霸诸侯，秦穆公得由余，西戎八国服。” |
| 《·》: | 或曰：五霸，谓齐桓公、晋文公、秦穆公、楚庄王、吴王阖闾也。 |
| 《·》: | 吕子曰：“神农学悉老，黄帝学大真，颛顼学伯夷父，帝喾学伯招，帝尧学州文父，帝舜学许由，禹学大成执，汤学小臣，文王武王学太公望周公旦，齐桓公学管夷吾隰朋，晋文公学咎犯随会，秦穆公学百里奚公孙支，楚庄王学孙叔敖沈尹竺，吴王阖闾学伍子胥文之仪，越王勾践学范蠡大夫种，此皆圣王之所学也。” |
