詩 經 Shi Jing – Le Canon des Poèmes

北門
出自北門、憂心殷殷。
終窶且貧、莫知我艱。
已焉哉、天實為之、謂之何哉。

王事適我、政事一埤益我。
我入自外、室人交遍謫我。
已焉哉、天實為之、謂之何哉。

王事敦我、政事一埤遺我。
我入自外、室人交遍摧我。
已焉哉、天實為之、謂之何哉。

原文 40

I go out at the north gate,
With my heart full of sorrow.
Straitened am I and poor,
And no one takes knowledge of my distress.
So it is !
Heaven has done it ; –
What then shall I say ?

The king's business comes on me,
And the affairs of our government in increasing measure.
When I come home from abroad,
The members of my family all emulously reproach me.
So it is !
Heaven has done it ; –
What then shall I say ?

The king's business is thrown on me,
And the affairs of our government are left to me more and more.
When I come home from abroad,
The members of my family all emulously thrust at me.
So it is !
Heaven has done it ; –
What then shall I say ?

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