蔓草終被芟。蕭艾豈常青。

因为他们如草快被割下，又如青菜快要枯干。

因为他们如草快被割下，又如绿色的嫩草快要枯干。

因为他们如草快被割下，又如绿色的嫩草快要枯干。

因为他们如瞬息枯萎的草芥，又如转眼消逝的绿草。

因为他们好像草快要枯干，像即将凋萎的青草。

因为他们就像青草快被割掉，也像青绿的嫩草即将衰败。

因為他們如草快被割下，又如青菜快要枯乾。

因為他們如草快被割下，又如綠色的嫩草快要枯乾。

因為他們如草快被割下，又如綠色的嫩草快要枯乾。

因為他們如瞬息枯萎的草芥，又如轉眼消逝的綠草。

因為他們好像草快要枯乾，像即將凋萎的青草。

因為他們如草快被割下，又如青菜就要凋殘。

因為他們就像青草快被割掉，也像青綠的嫩草即將衰敗。

彼如草芥、速被芟除、猶之青蔬、不久萎敗兮、

彼如蒿萊、不日芟刈、彼如草花、轉瞬凋零兮、

因彼必將如草之疾芟、如蔬之速槁、

for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.

Like grass, they will soon dry up. Like green plants, they will soon die.

For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.

For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither.

For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants.

For they will wither quickly like the grass, And decay like the green plants.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.

For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.

蠢爾仇西溫。焉能不傾否。猶如屋巔草。未秀先枯萎。采之不盈掬。束之不盈袂。

嗣蒙主啟牖。恍然有所覺。欲論世間人。應觀其終局。小人處順境。所以成其戮。灼灼何足恃。彈指歸寂寞。夢中雖云歡。覺後應悲哭。悲哭復何及。塵影淪幽壑。

曾見惡勢張。葱翠如春林。旋復經其宅。蕭條不見人。

又如中宵夢。夢醒更已易。光陰似急湍。漂人到大海。人生如朝菌。晨榮暮凋謝。

富貴者應以謙恭為樂。蓋世之榮華、猶如草花、不久即謝；烈日以曝之、毒熱以薰之、而草槁矣、而花落矣、而其美亡矣。富貴之終歸衰落亦復如是。

豈彼冥頑。所能領會。

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