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《小毖 - Xiao Bi》 | English translation: James Legge [?] | Library Resources |
| 1 | 小毖: |
予其懲 。 而毖後患。 莫予荓蜂。 自求辛螫。 肇允彼桃蟲。 拚飛維鳥。 未堪家多難。 予又集于蓼。 |
| Xiao Bi: |
I condemn myself [for the past], and will be on my guard against future calamity. I will have nothing to do with a wasp, To seek for myself its painful sting. At first, indeed, the thing seemed but a wren, But it took wing and became a [large] bird. I am unequal to the many difficulties of the kingdom; And I am placed in the midst of bitter experiences. |
URN: ctp:book-of-poetry/xiao-bi