子zǐ曰yuē，苟gǒu正zhèng其qí身shēn矣yǐ，于yú从cóng政zhèng乎hū何hé有yǒu，不bù能néng正zhèng其qí身shēn，如rú正zhèng人rén何hé。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：如果端正了自身，那么治理政事还有什么难的呢？如果不能端正自身，又怎么能去端正别人呢？

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "If a minister make his own conduct correct, what difficulty will he have in assisting in government? If he cannot rectify himself, what has he to do with rectifying others?"

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。

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