Confucius. Book 3, Chapter 13.
Book 3, Pa Yih.
1. Wang-sun Chia asked, saying, "What is the meaning of the saying, 'It is better to pay court to the furnace than to the southwest corner?' "
2. The Master said, "Not so. He who offends against Heaven has none to whom he can pray."
Text source: Lun Yu, The Confucian Analects. Translated by James Legge.