Analects 10.7

Original Text:

齐必有明衣布齐必变食居必迁坐

Translation:

Other Translations:

When fasting, he would always don a clean linen robe [after his ritual bath]. When fasting, he would always alter his diet, as well as the place where he would sit when at leisure.

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

In periods of ritual purification, he always wore a clean robe made of hemp. At such times, he invariably changed his diet and sat in a seat different from his ordinary one.

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

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