船人救之。
船人曰：「子欲何之，而遽也？
On crossing a river, his hurry made him fall into the water, upon which a boatman rescued him.
」曰：「梁無相，吾欲往相之。
」船人曰：「子居船楫之間而困。
“Where are you going in such a hurry that you fell into the water?” asked the boatman. “Liang is without a prime minister,” Huizi replied.
無我，則子死矣。
子何能相梁乎？
“I want to go and assume the position.” “You got into trouble just dealing with boats and oars,” observed the boatman. “How can you administer the affairs of Liang?” “You pass your life among boats,” Huizi replied, “so in that regard I am much inferior to you.
」惠子曰：「子居艘楫之間，則吾不如子。
至於安國家，全社稷，子之比我，蒙蒙如未視之狗耳！」
But, as for securing a state and safeguarding its altars, you are to me as a groping puppy whose eyes have not yet opened.