What is the original Chinese?

飯疏食，飮水，曲肱而枕之，樂亦在其中矣。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

樂亦在其中矣

Plain rice, water, an arm for a pillow. There's joy in that too.

Confucius, Analects 7.15

What it means

Happiness does not wait for comfort. Confucius found it in the simplest meal and a bent arm for a pillow. If you can be glad with little, nothing can take your gladness away.

The source

"Plain rice, water, an arm for a pillow. There's joy in that too." Confucius said it in Analects 7.15. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"飯疏食，飮水，曲肱而枕之，樂亦在其中矣。"

Original Chinese, Analects 7.15. Text read at zh.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Confucius (551-479 BC). Teacher from the state of Lu whose conversations, collected by his students as the Analects, shaped two thousand years of Chinese ethics. He taught that character is built through learning, ritual and honest self-examination.

Questions

What does "Plain rice, water, an arm for a pillow. There's joy in that too." mean?: Happiness does not wait for comfort. Confucius found it in the simplest meal and a bent arm for a pillow. If you can be glad with little, nothing can take your gladness away.
Who said "Plain rice, water, an arm for a pillow. There's joy in that too."?: Confucius (551-479 BC). Source: Analects 7.15.
What is the original Chinese?: 飯疏食，飮水，曲肱而枕之，樂亦在其中矣。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
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"Plain rice, water, an arm for a pillow. There's joy in that too." (Confucius, Analects 7.15, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/plain-rice-water-an-arm-for-a-pillow