The post of honor is a private station

邦有道则士，无道则隐。英文同義的譯句。 “When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway. The post of honour is a private station. The lines reflect an ancient Roman's sense of virtue. Public service was the high path of any career, but a virtuous man should take care to refain from offering his services at a time when the power of the state is held by men of poor moral character.”