剥剥复卜卜,意若念良木。
营营求蠹心,未获空我腹。
或露一裆红,或展双翅绿。
捷缘都卢橦,响弄羯鼓曲。
搜索不知疲,利嘴信摧秃。
忽尔破奸宄,种类无遗族。
内孽固难辨,一发知潜伏。
彼实害珍材,尽殄此非酷。
直疑天意深,不使嗜粱肉。
专为众蠹仇,侍饫弗与足。
如令知庶味,恣择虫与粟。
杞梓任阴贼,长喙罢攻触。
饱食作群飞,时下泉沼浴。
归鸣凉树阴,暮趁高枝宿。
剥剥复卜卜,意若念良木。
营营求蠹心,未获空我腹。
或露一裆红,或展双翅绿。
捷缘都卢橦,响弄羯鼓曲。
搜索不知疲,利嘴信摧秃。
忽尔破奸宄,种类无遗族。
内孽固难辨,一发知潜伏。
彼实害珍材,尽殄此非酷。
直疑天意深,不使嗜粱肉。
专为众蠹仇,侍饫弗与足。
如令知庶味,恣择虫与粟。
杞梓任阴贼,长喙罢攻触。
饱食作群飞,时下泉沼浴。
归鸣凉树阴,暮趁高枝宿。
剥剥,又卜卜,声音持续不断,
仿佛啄木鸟在思念优良的树木。
它忙碌地寻找蛀虫藏匿的心材,
却一无所获,让肚子空空如也。
有时露出一块红色的羽毛,
有时展开一双绿色的翅膀。
它敏捷地缘着树干攀爬,技艺高超,
啄木的声响如同敲击羯鼓的曲调。
它搜索不知疲倦,
锋利的嘴喙确实被磨得光秃。
忽然间它破获了隐藏的奸邪,
将那类害虫消灭得一个不剩。
内部的祸害本就难以分辨,
一击之下便知潜伏的所在。
那些害虫确实损害珍贵的木材,
将它们全部消灭并非残酷之事。
我直怀疑天意深远,
不让它贪嗜梁米与肉食。
专为成为众多蛀虫的仇敌而生,
即使侍奉饱食也不给予满足。
如果让它知道寻常的滋味,
或许会恣意选择虫子或粟米。
优质的杞梓之材任凭阴险的贼子侵害,
它那长喙便会停止攻击触碰。
吃饱后它们成群飞起,
不时下到泉水或沼泽中沐浴。
归来时在凉爽的树荫下鸣叫,
傍晚时分便栖息在高高的树枝上。
Tap-tap, again tap-tap, the sound goes on,
As if the woodpecker longs for a fine tree.
Busily seeking the heart where worms have gone,
Yet finds no prey, and leaves its belly free.
Sometimes a patch of red is shown in sight,
Sometimes a pair of green wings spread in flight.
Nimbly it climbs the trunk, a skillful feat,
Its pecking like a drum's percussive beat.
It searches tirelessly, without a rest,
Its sharp beak surely wears down, put to test.
Suddenly it uncovers hidden vice,
And leaves no trace of that corrupted race.
The inner flaw is hard to tell apart,
One strike reveals what lurks within the heart.
They truly harm the precious wood, it's said,
To wipe them out is not a cruel deed.
I wonder if Heaven's will runs deep and true,
Denying them the taste of grain and meat.
Appointed as the foe of pests it grew,
To sate its hunger is not made complete.
If it could know the common flavors' range,
It might choose freely between worm and grain.
Fine timber left to hidden foes' attack,
Its long beak would then cease its fierce assault.
Having eaten its fill, in flocks they fly back,
And sometimes bathe in spring or marsh, a halt.
Returning, they sing in the cool shade of trees,
At dusk, they perch on high branches with ease.
以周期视角审视自我修正,体现治理中的持续优化意识。
以啄木鸟啄木之声喻君子自省修身,寄托对正直品格的追求。
本诗为五言古诗,押平声韵。
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