有人貴而不能為人上,賤而羞為人下,此姦人之心也。
This is a principle accepted throughout the realm.
身不離姦心,而行不離姦道,然而求見譽於眾,不亦難乎!」
Some people in high position are unable to fulfill their role as superiors, and some in low position think it discreditable to act as inferiors.
This is to have the heart of a dishonest person. To remain fixed in dishonest ways of thinking and to act in dishonest ways, and yet to hope to obtain honor in the eyes of all—is not this difficult?