Xīn zhèng bùpà yǐng'r xié; jiǎo zhèng bùpà dǎo dǎo xié.*

心正不怕影兒邪, 腳正不怕倒蹈鞋。

Lit [One whose] heart is upright, is not afraid that his shadow slants; [one whose] feet are straight doesn't care about [having his] shoes reversed [i.e., on the wrong foot].

Fig One who is correct in behavior is not afraid of gossip.

Note [Cf. Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn, chap. 26; see also jiǎo zhèng bùpà and shēn zhèng, bùpà above.]

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