《黄帝四经·称经·全文》
君主如果连自己家庭内部的事情都不能理顺，就没有资格来讨论国家的事情；小是不明，大事也就谈不上了。
不下其德等，不远其身，祸乃将起。内事不和，不得言外。细事不察，不得言。
If a sovereign cannot even get his household in order, he has no qualification to discuss matters of state. If he cannot understand minor matters, he certainly cannot discuss major matters.