詩
經
Shi Jing 
– The Book of Odes
The oldest collection of Chinese poetry, more than three hundred songs, odes and hymns. Tr. Legge (en) and Granet (fr, incomplete).
Shijing II. 7. (224)
There is a luxuriant willow tree ; –
Who would not wish to rest [under it] ?
[But this] god is very changeable ; –
Do not approach him.
If I were to [try and] order his affairs,
His demands afterwards would be extreme.
There is a luxuriant willow tree ; –
Who would not wish to take shelter [under it] ?
[But this] god is very changeable,
Do not get yourself into trouble with him.
If I were to [try and] order his affairs,
His demands on me afterwards would be beyond measure.
There is a bird flying high,
Even up to heaven.
The heart of that man, –
To what will it proceed ?
Why should I [try to] order his affairs ?
I should only find myself in pitiable misery.
Legge 224
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