道逢陽虎呼與言，
心知其非口諾唯。
I greet those I dislike when we meet on the way, Though I know they are wrong, yet I say only "Aye".
居高志下真何益，
氣節消縮今無幾。
What is the use of a high literary fame When ebbs our moral courage and lowers our aim?
文章小技安足程！
先生別駕舊齊名。
The trifling art of writing is of no avail, You and I, while young, we attained the same renown.
如今衰老俱無用，
付與時人分重輕！
We become worthless now we're decrepit and frail. Let our contemporaries play us up or down!