be crafty and far from upright
Treacherous but not upright, pronounced Ju é re RB ù zh è ng, is a Chinese word, which is interpreted as deceitful but not decent. It comes from the Analects of Confucius · Xianwen of pre Qin period.
It comes from the Analects of Confucius in pre Qin period: "Confucius said:" the Duke Wen of Jin Dynasty is treacherous but not upright, and Qi and Huan are just but not treacherous. "
be crafty and far from upright
incur a considerable or great expense - suǒ fèi bù zī
when a leopard dies , it leaves its skin - bào sǐ liú pí
meet by chance like patches of drifting duckweed - píng shuǐ xiāng féng
being put in the grease , it does not get glossy -- incorruptible official - zhī gāo bù rùn