I have once seen a wise man, true expert,—
So deep in knowledge and unbeatable in morale.
No sooner selected for post
Than his good name passed ahead;
His five-character a line poems
Surpassed those of all the eminent poets.
As an official, he governed and reformed,
Excelling all his predecessors;
His conduct, righteous and correct,
Could not be improved by his followers.
But then he came to be greedy for fame,
Riches and women. . . As a saying states,
“For the broken tiles and the melted ice,
You cannot set them out on display.”
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