【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. "