及其蟊贼,无害我田樨。
田祖有神,秉畀炎火。
有渰萋萋,兴雨祁祁。
雨我公田,遂及我私。
彼有不获穉,此有不敛穧。
Clouds gather in the sky; Rain on public fields come down, / It drizzles from on high On private fields of our own. There are unreaped young grain / And some ungathered sheaves, Handfuls left on the plain / And ears a widow perceives
彼有遗秉,此有滞穗,伊寡妇之利。
曾孙来止,以其妇子。
馌彼南亩,田畯至喜。
来方禋祀,以其骍黑。
与其黍稷,以享以祀。
以介景福。
And gleans and makes a gain. Our lord's grandson comes here. / Our wives bring food to acres south Together with their children dear; The overseer opens mouth. / We offer sacrifice With victims black and red, With millet and with rice. / We pray to fathers dead