事到盖棺方始定,言于陋巷乃为公。
试看倾郭盈襟泪,尽是忘餐振廪功。
荣贵但知崇己欲,文章未必济民穷。
如君厚积人谁忌,惟恐君家积未丰。
事到盖棺方始定,言于陋巷乃为公。
试看倾郭盈襟泪,尽是忘餐振廪功。
荣贵但知崇己欲,文章未必济民穷。
如君厚积人谁忌,惟恐君家积未丰。
事情到了盖棺之时才能最终定论,
在陋巷中所说的话才是为公之言。
试看倾覆城郭、沾满衣襟的泪水,
全都是你废寝忘食、赈济粮仓的功绩。
荣华富贵只知尊崇自己的欲望,
文章辞藻未必能救济百姓的穷困。
像你这样厚积美德的人谁会忌恨呢?
只唯恐你家中积累的福德还不够丰厚。
Only when the lid is closed can matters be set right;
Words spoken in a humble lane are for the public's light.
Behold the tears that flood the town and soak the lapel—
All born from forgetting meals to store up grain, they tell.
Honor and wealth know only how to serve one's own desire;
Literary works may not relieve the people's mire.
With virtue deep as yours, who could bear you any spite?
I only fear your family's store was not ample and bright.
盖棺定论体现了对个体生命价值最终评判的治理逻辑。
赞扬逝者一生公正,至死方休,品格高尚
本诗为七言律诗,押平声韵。
东山书院编辑整理