Between Heaven and Earth I am but

As a small stone or a small tree

On a steep lofty cliff. So long

As I see myself to be thus small,

How could I make much of myself?

Just groping for an answer, I've estimated

All within the six continents compared with

Dimensions of the skies to be not so large

As that occupy by a pile of stones

In a shoreless marsh! I've been surprised.

I've also estimated my country's size

Compared with the boundless space

Between the seven seas to be smaller than

A single grain of rice in a great granary!

At large, how much can I make of myself? . .