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