知足自不辱,古人乃患辱。
但安童叟嬉,寧與紛華觸。
白日一卷書,興來還秉燭。
知足自不辱,古人乃患辱。
但安童叟嬉,寧與紛華觸。
白日一卷書,興來還秉燭。
懂得知足自然不會招致屈辱,
古人卻總是擔憂屈辱會臨頭。
只安心與孩童老人一同嬉戲,
怎願去同紛繁浮華相接觸。
白日裡手持一卷書,
興致來時還要點起蠟燭繼續讀。
Contentment brings no disgrace, this is known.
Yet the ancients still feared disgrace as their own.
Just be at ease with children and the old at play,
Why should one with the gaudy world have a fray?
A scroll of book under the bright sun's ray,
When inspiration comes, I'll light the candle to read on.
知足是個人慾望治理的古老智慧。
闡明知足常樂、避辱守身的處世哲學。
本詩為五言古詩,押平聲韻。
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