The man, far from Da, lives in vanity and acts under the influence of his passions. On the religious side of life, his activities are reduced only to rituals, but trusting in the "magic" of rituals marks the degeneration of religion! Such a person also forces others to act like him.
This only happens to those who do not have Tao in their lives. They cannot be trusted, they have already betrayed the Tao – and are ready to betray anyone.

Lao Tzu