Living
Trust thy Last Friend
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book vii
A babbling current fails
To float a load of thorns away. —
Of brothers, few are left us now,
Yet we remain, myself and thou:
Believe not others' tales,
Others will lead thee far astray.
The babbling current fails
To float the firewood faggots far. —
Of brothers there are left but few,
Yet I and thou remain, we two:
Believe not others' tales,
For verily untrue they are!
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Trust thy Last Friend.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/361/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Trust thy Last Friend.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/361/.
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