The Master said, 'If the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but have no sense…
1The Master said, 'If the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but have no sense of shame.
2'If they be led by virtue, and uniformity sought to be given them by the rules of propriety, they will have the sense of shame, and moreover will become good.'
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
道：有两种解释，一说是引导的意思，一说是领导、治理，与“道千乘之国”的“道”相同。此从后解。
免：免罪、免刑、免祸。
格：纠正。