Original Text:
席不正不坐
Translation:
![](https://i0.wp.com/confucius.page/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/10.12.jpg?resize=747%2C163&ssl=1)
Other Translations:
He would not sit unless his mat was straight.
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
If the sitting mat was not properly straightened, he would not sit on it.
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.