位在万乘师,孟轲犹不遇。
岂云贫与贱,世道非吾趣。
意行天下福,事忤由然去。
命也固有在,臧仓汝何与。
位在万乘师,孟轲犹不遇。
岂云贫与贱,世道非吾趣。
意行天下福,事忤由然去。
命也固有在,臧仓汝何与。
身居帝王的老师之位。
孟子尚且不能得到赏识。
哪里能说是贫贱的缘故呢?
世道并非我的志向所在。
本意是施行天下的福泽。
行事因抵触(君王)而毅然离去。
命运本来就有定数。
臧仓啊,你又有什么干系呢?
A teacher to the emperor, in position high,
Yet Mencius himself met with no opportunity.
Can it be said that poverty and lowly state
Were not the ways of the world he'd appreciate?
His intent was to bring fortune to all under heaven,
But his actions clashed, so he had to depart, driven.
Fate indeed has its own place, its own design,
What part did you, Zang Cang, have in this decline?
揭示权力结构中人才选拔的认同困境。
以臧仓谗孟子事,抒发贤者不遇于时的愤懑。
本诗为五言古诗,押平声韵。
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