德不配位，必有灾殃

Traditional form:

德不配位，必有災殃

Pinyin (reading):

débùpèiwèi,bìyǒuzāiyāng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 配 - to blend, to mix; to fit, to match
• 位 - seat, throne; rank, status; position, location
• 必 - surely, certainly; must; will
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 灾 - disaster, catastrophe, calamity
• 殃 - misfortune, disaster, calamity

Traditional characters:

• 德 - ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 配 - to blend, to mix; to fit, to match
• 位 - seat, throne; rank, status; position, location
• 必 - surely, certainly; must; will
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 災 - disaster, catastrophe, calamity
• 殃 - misfortune, disaster, calamity