子曰，苟正其身矣，于从政乎何有，不能正其身，如正人何。
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。
- 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。