原文：秋水时至，百川灌河，横流击崖，波涛汹涌。
日月之行，若出其中；星汉灿烂，若出其里。
浩浩乎如冯虚御风，而不知其所止；飘飘乎如遗世独立，羽化而登仙。
河伯见之，仰天长叹，曰：“吾乃北海之一隅，视此秋水，何其浩瀚也！吾之国土，不过一勺耳，岂能与此秋水相比哉？”北海若曰：“子何不观于天地之大，然后自省乎？夫秋水之至，非一时之盛，乃四时之更替，天地之造化也。
子视之，日月星辰，皆为秋水之影；山川草木，皆为秋水之缘。
子之国土，虽小，然亦天地之一部分也，岂可轻视？”河伯曰：“吾闻大丈夫者，当胸怀天下，志在四方。
吾虽居北海之隅，亦当思兼济天下，方不负此秋水之大。
”北海若笑曰：“善哉，子之志也！然天下之大，非一日之功，亦非一水之力。
子当如秋水之至，虚怀若谷，方能容纳百川；如秋水之深，深沉若海，方能包涵万象。
子若能如此，何愁天下之不大，何惧秋水之不足？”河伯闻言，心悦诚服，乃拜北海若为师，刻苦修炼，终成一代宗师。
翻译：When the autumn water arrives, the hundred rivers flood into the Yellow River, surging across the cliffs, creating waves that are tumultuous. The movement of the sun and the moon seems as if they are emerging from it; the brilliance of the Milky Way appears as if it is coming from within. It is vast as if riding on an empty wind, not knowing where to stop; it is ethereal as if having left the world behind, transcending to become a仙.The River God, upon seeing this, sighed deeply to the sky and said, "I am but a corner of the North Sea. When I look at this autumn water, how vast it is! My territory is no more than a spoonful, how can it compare to this autumn water?"The North Sea God said, "Why don't you look at the vastness of the heavens and earth and then reflect upon yourself? The arrival of the autumn water is not a temporary abundance, but the change of the four seasons, the creation of the heavens and earth. Look at it, the sun andthe moon, and the stars are all shadows of the autumn water; the mountains and rivers, the trees and grasses, are all connections of the autumn water. Your territory, although small, is also a part of the heavens and earth, how can it be trivialized?"The River God said, "I have heard that a great man should have a heart for the world and a mind for all four directions. Although I live in the corner of the North Sea, I should also think of benefiting the world, not to be a waste of this vast autumn water."The North Sea God laughed and said, "Good, your aspirations are noble! However, the vastness of the world is not achieved in a day, nor is it powered by a single river. You should be like the arrival of the autumn water, with an empty heart as vast as a valley, able to contain a hundred rivers; like the depth of the autumn water, deep as the sea, able to embrace all things. If you can be like this, why worry about the world not being vast, or the autumn water not being enough?"Upon hearing these words, the River God was。
