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

variant of 德[de2]

no; not so

pèi

to join

wèi

position

,

certainly

yǒu

to have; there is

zāi

old variant of 災|灾[zai1]

yāng

calamity