我本農家世賤貧,一門相繼亦簪紳。
當知來處非今日,莫學詩人只為身。
我本農家世賤貧,一門相繼亦簪紳。
當知來處非今日,莫學詩人只為身。
我本是出身於貧賤的農家,
但一族之中也相繼有人做了官。
應當明白今日的顯達並非憑空而來,
不要學那些詩人只爲一己之私。
My family was of humble farming stock,
Yet one by one, we wore the official gown.
Know well your roots lie not in present block,
Don't learn from poets who for self renown.
從農家到簪紳的轉變,體現了社會流動的周期規律。
詩人自述出身農家,後家族躋身仕宦,表達對家風傳承的重視。
本詩為五言古詩,押平聲韻。
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