A man is innocent, but the people are not guilty because they are hiding jade. Originally, treasure can cause disaster. Later, it is also a metaphor for suffering from talent and ideals.

This sentence comes from "Ten Years of Huan Gong, Zuo Zhuan in the Spring and Autumn Period". The original text is: "At the beginning, Yu Shu had jade, and Yu Gong asked for it. Offer. When he regretted it, he said,' There is a saying in Zhou:' A man is innocent, but he is guilty of carrying a bag.' How can I use this, and it is harmful to Jia? Is to offer it. And ask for his sword. Uncle said:' It is insatiable. Endlessness will reach me.' Then cut Yu Gong. Therefore, Yu Gong ran out of the pool. It means: At the beginning, Uncle Yu had a piece of Baoyu, and Duke Yu wanted it, but Uncle Yu didn't give it to him. Then, Uncle Yu regretted it and said, "There is a proverb in this place in Zhou that says,' A man is guilty because he has Baoyu.' "So he dedicated the treasure jade to Yu Gong. However, Duke Yu came to ask for Uncle Yu's sword again, and Uncle Yu said, "This is really insatiable. Being so greedy will bring me death. " So he sent his troops to attack Yu Gong. So, Yu Gong went out to the place of * * * pool. Obviously, the meaning of this sentence is that the greed for treasure will bring disaster. In this story, Uncle Yu gave Baoyu away because he was worried that the greed for treasure would bring disaster. However, Yu Gong was still unsatisfied when he got Baoyu, and was finally defeated because of his insatiable greed. As we can see, Zuo Zhuan means that you can avoid disaster if you don't covet treasure, but it definitely doesn't mean giving all your treasures to others without principle; If others covet treasure, they may succeed at first, but if they are not satisfied, they will inevitably bring disaster. This sentence was later extended to "guilty of talent" and even "guilty of color" and so on. We can also say that when a person shows off or covets wealth, talent and beauty, it often brings disaster. There is no sin in wealth, talent and beauty, but when he shows off or covets these things, it may bring disaster. It is said in the book of changes: "slow possession teaches thieves, smelting capacity teaches obscenity" is also the truth. Mr. Zhang Erqi said: "If you hide slowly and don't know how to prevent it, you are teaching people to make thieves;" Those who are good at showing off themselves are teaching people to be lewd, so why not be self-inflicted! " We should think it over, is this a disease or a wise saying? If anyone is willing to cause trouble in order to satisfy his vanity, then, just show off and covet.