习苦不言非。
小人自齷齪，
The knotweed worms detest whate'er is sweet, For only bitter weeds are what they eat.
安知旷士怀？
鸡鸣洛城里，
Inferior people with a narrow mind Can never know the good traits of mankind.
禁门平旦开。
冠盖纵横至，
When cocks have crowed and Luoyang is awake,
车骑四方来。
素带曳长飙，
The palace gates are open at daybreak. Men of rank arrive from far and near,
华缨结远埃。
日中安能止？
Carried in state in gaudy coaches here. Their robe-belts fly wildly in gale-force gusts;
钟鸣犹未归。
夷世不可逢，
Their hat-bands are begrimmed with distant dusts. These men of state keep busy all the day;
贤君信爱才。
明虑自天断，
When night bells ring, they still toil on the way. "It is a golden age of peace and law;
不受外嫌猜。
一言分圭爵，
The wise king loves the saints more than before. He makes decisions in a natural way;
片善辞草莱。
小人本来心胸狭隘，
No slander ever yet leads him astray. "You'll get rewards for words of good advice;