do as I say and not as I do

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This simplified order first appeared in John Selden's Table-Talk (c. 1654): "Preachers say, 'Do as I say, not as I do.'" The original parsing is found in the New Testament (Matthew 23:1-3; King James Version): “Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.”

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 就按我說的做,別照我做的做 /就按我说的做 — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Chinese Mandarin: 别照我做的做 (jiù àn wǒ shuō de zuò, bié zhào wǒ zuò de zuò) — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Czech: káže vodu a pije víno — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Esperanto: faru kiel mi diras, ne kiel mi faras — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Finnish: älä tee niin kuin minä teen, vaan niin kuin minä sanon — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Finnish: älkää tehkö niin kuin minä teen, vaan niin kuin minä sanon — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• French: fais ce que je dis, pas ce que je fais — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• French: faites ce que je dis, pas ce que je fais — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• German: tu, was ich sage, nicht, was ich tue (selbst/selber) (dir) — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Polish: rób to, co mówię, a nie to, co robię — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Polish: róbcie, co mówię, a nie to, co robię — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Portuguese: faça o que eu digo, mas não faça o que eu faço — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Romanian: fă ce zice popa, nu ce face popa — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Russian: как сказано делай, не как мною сделано (kak skazano delaj, ne kak mnoju sdelano) — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Spanish: consejos vendo y para mí no tengo — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions
• Swedish: gör som jag säger, inte som jag gör — do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions