人生堂堂七尺身,本與聖哲均稱人。
唐虞乃可讓天下,光被萬世常如新。
哀哉末俗去古遠,斵喪太朴澆全淳。
豆羮簞食輒動色,攘竊乃至忘君親。
錙銖必先計利害,詎肯冒死求成仁。
不欺當從一念始,自古孝子為忠臣。
人生堂堂七尺身,本與聖哲均稱人。
唐虞乃可讓天下,光被萬世常如新。
哀哉末俗去古遠,斵喪太朴澆全淳。
豆羮簞食輒動色,攘竊乃至忘君親。
錙銖必先計利害,詎肯冒死求成仁。
不欺當從一念始,自古孝子為忠臣。
人生堂堂正正七尺之軀,
本與聖賢哲人同被稱爲人。
唐堯虞舜尚且能夠禪讓天下,
光輝覆蓋萬世,常如嶄新。
可悲啊!末世的流俗離古道已遠,
斫喪了太初的質樸,使純厚變得澆薄。
爲一豆羹、一簞食就動容變色,
進而偷竊搶奪,乃至忘卻君王與雙親。
錙銖小利也必定先計較利害,
怎肯冒死以求成就仁德?
不欺瞞應當從一念之誠開始,
自古以來,孝子方能成爲忠臣。
A man's life, a full seven-foot frame so grand,
Was born equal to sages, all of humankind.
In the age of Yao and Shun, the world could be resigned,
Their light shines through all ages, ever fresh and unconfined.
Alas! Modern customs stray far from the ancient way,
The pristine simplicity is lost, diluted day by day.
For a bowl of bean soup, men's faces change with greed,
To the point of stealing, forgetting ruler and kin in deed.
They weigh the slightest gain and loss with utmost care,
How would they risk their lives for benevolence to bear?
Honesty must begin with a single thought's pure start,
Since ancient times, a filial son becomes a loyal heart.
從認同視角,探討個體與聖賢的價值對等性。
詩人以堂堂七尺之軀自比聖哲,抒發對人生價值與尊嚴的肯定。
本詩為七言古詩,押平聲韻。
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