be crafty and far from upright

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. "