1月8日

除賤語
唐 拾得 ( 生卒年不詳 )

富貴浮雲未足誇，
民間風氣太奢華；
漫將兩字逢人勸，
勤儉由來好起家。
──選自《寒山詩集》

January 8th

Eliminating Lowly Words
Shide (Years unknown, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang

Honor and riches,
    such floating clouds are not worth bloating,
Folks and fashions
    are just something overly unthrifty;
I casually project these two words
    to anyone who crosses paths with me,
Diligence and frugality,
    these will be the foundations of success.

── from Hanshan Shiji (Collected Poems of Hanshan)