Religion
Yao's Advice
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Religion
With trembling heart and cautious steps
Walk daily in fear of God
Though you never trip over a mountain,
You may often trip over a clod.
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MLA
Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “Yao's Advice.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/4/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “Yao's Advice.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/4/.
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