我心匪鉴，不可以茹。
亦有兄弟，不可以据。
薄言往愬，逢彼之怒。
My heart is not a mirror, To reflect what others will. Brothers too I have; I cannot be snatched away. But lo, when I told them of my plight I found that they were angry with me.
我心匪石，不可转也。
我心匪席，不可卷也。
威仪棣棣，不可选也。
My heart is not a stone; It cannot be rolled. My heart is not a mat; It cannot be folded away. I have borne myself correctly In rites more than can be numbered.
忧心悄悄，愠于群小。
觏闵既多，受侮不少。
静言思之，寤辟有摽。
My sad heart is consumed, I am harassed By a host of small men. I have borne vexations very many, Received insults not few. In the still of night I brood upon it; In the waking hours I rend my breast.
日居月诸，胡迭而微。
心之忧矣，如匪澣衣。
静言思之，不能奋飞。
Why can't I fly?