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On a donkey's back, early in the morning, I had to decide at which
house to call. 0 No agreement can be reached with the high an dmighty;
I thought it best to see you, my distant cousin. You are poor and unem-
ployed, Your houses are like a deserted village. Bambos grow in front
of the main hall; Day lilies were back of it. The dat lilies died in the
autumn; Frost now harms the bamboos.
To wash rice, not much water need be drawn: Too many drawings will
make the well muddy. To cut the sunflower, be gentle with your hand:
You might injure its root, if you swing the axe too hard. I am an old
man, lazy, and long in idleness. You, may boy, can walk or run as you
please.
I have come on the business of our clan, Not at all for a bowl of porridge.
Mean fellows love to wiggle their tongues: Idle gossip hardly deserves
attention. Do not allow the outsiders to instigate trouble; The ancients
taught that the clan must stand united.
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