独善其身

qióng zé dú shàn qí shēn

穷则独善其身。

If you are poor, you just pay attention to one's own moral uplift without thought of others.

zài zì ran de shè huì zhì xù zhōng rén men dú shàn qí shēn

在自然的社会秩序中，人们独善其身。

In the natural social order, people refrain from dominating others.