【原文】
子曰:〝其身正,不令而行;其身不正,虽令不从。〞
【參考译文】
孔子说:〝执政者自身行为端正,不发号令,老百姓也会跟着走;执政者自身行为不端正,就是三番五次下令,老百姓也不会听从。〞
【English Translation】
Confucius said: "If the ruler is personally upright, the common people will obey him without the need to be given orders. If a ruler is not personally upright in his behaviour, the common people will not obey him even after repeated injunctions. "