啄䎘玄駒子,當緣一食耳。
雪貓與䎘俱咽之,玄駒乃與䎘俱靡。
古人防未然,精意本如此。
相教各自慎,豈有失身理。
䎘子輕此蟻,終焉食於彼。
蟻亦甘啄䎘,但知䎘之美。
寧知臘毒生厚味,大小相吞不搖齒。
蟻微不足食,反以食䎘死。
不如夏蟲獨飲露,壽不知冬亦良是。
君不見慕容赫連攘臂起,楚漢存亡竟何似。
啄䎘玄駒子,當緣一食耳。
雪貓與䎘俱咽之,玄駒乃與䎘俱靡。
古人防未然,精意本如此。
相教各自慎,豈有失身理。
䎘子輕此蟻,終焉食於彼。
蟻亦甘啄䎘,但知䎘之美。
寧知臘毒生厚味,大小相吞不搖齒。
蟻微不足食,反以食䎘死。
不如夏蟲獨飲露,壽不知冬亦良是。
君不見慕容赫連攘臂起,楚漢存亡竟何似。
黑螞蟻的幼蟲,被牛虻啄食,
都只是為了這一頓飯。
雪貓將牛虻和幼蟲一同嚥下,
黑螞蟻便與牛虻一同消亡。
古人防患於未然,
精微的用意本就是如此。
相互告誡各自謹慎,
怎會有失身的道理?
牛虻輕視這隻螞蟻,
最終卻被那隻(貓)吃掉。
螞蟻也樂意啄食牛虻,
只知道牛虻的味道鮮美。
豈知劇毒生於厚味之中,
大小相吞,連牙齒都不用動。
螞蟻微小得不值得作為食物,
反而因吃牛虻而死。
不如像夏蟲獨自飲露,
壽命不知冬天,也是很好的。
你不見慕容氏和赫連氏振臂而起,
楚漢的存亡,最終又有什麼相似之處呢?
The black ant's larvae, pecked by the gadfly,
All for the sake of a single meal.
The snow cat swallows both gadfly and larvae,
And the black ant perishes along with the gadfly.
The ancients guarded against what had not yet occurred,
Their essential intent was precisely this.
They taught each other to be cautious, each on their own,
How could there be a principle of losing one's self?
The gadfly scorns this ant,
Yet ends up being eaten by that one.
The ant also gladly pecks the gadfly,
Knowing only the gadfly's deliciousness.
How could they know that deadly poison arises from rich flavors,
Large and small devouring each other without moving their teeth?
The ant, too insignificant to be food,
Instead dies from eating the gadfly.
Better to be like the summer insect, drinking dew alone,
Its life not knowing winter is also quite fine.
Have you not seen Murong and Helian raising their arms in revolt,
What, in the end, was the resemblance to the survival or fall of Chu and Han?
微觀行為的博弈,揭示群體生存的功利邏輯。
以螞蟻覓食為喻,諷刺世人汲汲營營、為微利奔忙的世態。
本詩為雜言古詩,押平聲韻。
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