the precious stone lands its innocent possessor in jail—an innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth
❍ 周谚有之： “匹夫无罪，～。”(《左传·桓十年》) There is a proverb in Zhou，“A man may have no crime; —that he keeps his jade is his crime.”
怀璧其罪huai bi qi zui
an innocent man gets into trouble because of his talents
怀璧其罪huái bì qí zuì
怀中藏有美玉，因而成为有罪的根据。比喻人因多财而得祸，也比喻人有才而遭妒忌、打击、陷害。an innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth, keep one’s jade in his crime