【原文】

子曰：〝其身正，不令而行；其身不正，雖令不從。〞

【參考譯文】

孔子說：〝執政者自身行為端正，不發號令，老百姓也會跟著走；執政者自身行為不端正，就是三番五次下令，老百姓也不會聽從。〞

【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. "