The Six Tests to Assess a Man
When King Zheng of Qin became the First Emperor of China, as he unified all the warring states in the era, in 221 BC, there was prime minister of Qin who had helped Zheng's father, once only one of princes of Qin, ascend the throne.
Lü Buwei (291?–235 BCE), Lord Wenxin, was a Warring States Period merchant who schemed his way into governing the State of Qin. He served as Chancellor of China for King Zhuangxiang of Qin, and as regent and Chancellor for the king's young son Zheng, who became Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Lü Buwei committed suicide after being implicated in plotting with the Queen Dowager and her "eunuch" lover. Lü notably sponsored an encyclopedic compendium of Hundred Schools of Thought philosophies, the 239 BCE Lüshi Chunqiu ("Mr. Lü's Annals").http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BC_Buwei
In the encyclopedic Chinese classic text, there listed are six tests to assess a man. Some wise ancient Chinese set six criteria to judge how well a man could be trusted and promoted in a royal court.
1. Make a man feel happy, and see how he becomes relaxed and sloppy.
2. Make a man enjoy what he wants, and see toward what he has an inclination.
3. Make a man angry, and see how he loses his control.
4. Make a man have fears, and see how much he could keep his principle.
5. Make a man suffer, and see how much he could keep his spirit high.
6. Make a man feel sad, and see how he would lament according to his caliber.
By applying these six tests, you can find how a man is suitable for any office in the government. You may find, according to a result of the tests, that a man should assume office of the prime minister or of a petty official.
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Mat 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: