竊牛尚恐彥方知,德化鄉邦不拾遺。
若使此風推四海,盜窺神鼎亦羞為。
竊牛尚恐彥方知,德化鄉邦不拾遺。
若使此風推四海,盜窺神鼎亦羞為。
偷了牛還生怕王彥方知道,
他的道德教化使鄉里路不拾遺。
如果這樣的風氣能推廣到天下,
就連覬覦神鼎的盜賊也會感到羞恥而不爲。
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.
德化治理塑造鄉邦認同,實現社會有序。
讚頌王烈以德化人,使鄉里路不拾遺的教化之功。
本詩為七言絕句,押平聲韻。
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