Analects 10.19

Original Text:

疾君视之东首加朝服拖绅

Translation:

Other Translations:

When he was sick, and his lord came to visit him, he would lay with his head to the east, draped in his court robes, with his ceremonial sash fastened about him.

Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.

When he was sick and the ruler came to see him, he lay with his head to the east, his court robe spread over him, the sash draped on top.

Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.

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