德不配位,必有灾殃

dé bù pèi wèi , bì yǒu zāi yāng

calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status

德

dé

variant of 德[de2]

不

bù

no; not so

配

pèi

to join

位

wèi

position

,

,

必

bì

certainly

有

yǒu

to have; there is

灾

zāi

old variant of 災|灾[zai1]

殃

yāng

calamity