器成因揉木,偃月势相侔。
适用形虽巧,论材性本柔。
倦凭观秘箓,趺坐接禅流。
莫效愚溪戮,时多曲似钩。
器成因揉木,偃月势相侔。
适用形虽巧,论材性本柔。
倦凭观秘箓,趺坐接禅流。
莫效愚溪戮,时多曲似钩。
器物因揉制木材而成形,
其弯曲如偃月的态势相互匹配。
适用之形虽然巧妙,
但论其材质本性本就柔软。
疲倦时凭靠几案观看秘藏典籍,
盘腿打坐与禅修之流相接。
莫要效仿愚溪(柳宗元)那样遭致杀身之祸,
时世之中多有弯曲如钩的险恶。
The vessel takes shape as the wood is bent and steamed;
Its crescent form achieves a balanced, graceful scheme.
Though cleverly designed for function and for use,
Its nature, pliant wood, remains inherently smooth.
Weary, I lean to view the mystic texts profound;
Cross-legged, I sit and join the meditative round.
Do not, like Foolish Stream, invite a fatal blow—
For times are full of hooks that in a curve may grow.
器物成型隐喻治理中人才需经塑造与博弈。
以制弓为喻,描绘器物成型的工艺过程,隐含对人才需经磨练方能成器的思考。
本诗为五言律诗,押平声韵。
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