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《相鼠 - Xiang Shu》

 English translation: James Legge [?]
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1 相鼠:
相鼠有皮、人而无仪。
人而无仪、不死何为。
Xiang Shu:
Look at a rat, - it has its skin;
But a man should be without dignity of demeanour.
If a man have no dignity of demeanour,
What should he but die?

2 相鼠:
相鼠有齿、人而无止。
人而无止、不死何俟。
Xiang Shu:
Look at a rat, - it has its teeth;
But a man shall be without any right deportment.
If a man have not right deportment,
What should he wait for but death?

3 相鼠:
相鼠有体、人而无礼。
人而无礼、胡不遄死。
Xiang Shu:
Look at a rat, - it has its limbs;
But a man shall be without any rules of propriety.
If a man observe no rules of propriety,
Why does he not quickly die?

URN: ctp:book-of-poetry/xiang-shu