窃牛尚恐彦方知,德化乡邦不拾遗。
若使此风推四海,盗窥神鼎亦羞为。
窃牛尚恐彦方知,德化乡邦不拾遗。
若使此风推四海,盗窥神鼎亦羞为。
偷了牛还生怕王彦方知道,
他的道德教化使乡里路不拾遗。
如果这样的风气能推广到天下,
就连觊觎神鼎的盗贼也会感到羞耻而不为。
Stealing a cow, he feared Yan Fang would know,
His moral sway taught the town not to take what's not theirs.
If such a custom could spread across the land,
Even thieves would feel shame to covet the sacred tripod.
德化治理塑造乡邦认同,实现社会有序。
赞颂王烈以德化人,使乡里路不拾遗的教化之功。
本诗为七言绝句,押平声韵。
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