众人重利

V3.

众人重利，廉士重名，

贤士尚志，圣人贵精。

 

The crowd prize how to fill their till,

The pure prize righteous name sans frill

The wise prize steeling iron-will,

The great prize soul in stillness still.

 

V4.

众人重利，廉士重名，

贤士尚志，圣人贵精。

 

The crowd crave taels in the till,

The pure prize righteous name sans frill.

The wise revere unyielding will,

The sages heed virtue to distill.

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

09/05/2025