帕布莉卡狼跋[1]
狼跋其胡，
载疐[2]其尾。
公孙硕肤[3]，
赤舄[4]几几[5]。
狼疐其尾，
载跋其胡。
公孙硕肤，
德音不瑕。
狼向前进踩颔下肉，
向后退又踩大尾巴。
公孙心宽又体胖，
饰金鞋头多漂亮。
狼后退踩大尾巴，
向前进踩颔下肉。
公孙心宽又体胖，
声名美誉传远方。
注释：
[1] 跋：兽颔下的垂肉。
[2] 疐（zhì）：踩。
[3] 硕肤：心宽体胖。
[4] 赤舄（xì）：金属的鞋头饰物。
[5] 几几：盛装的样子。
Like an Old Wolf[1]
The duke can’t go ahead
Nor at his ease retreat.
He’s good to put on slippers red
And leave the regent’s seat.
The duke cannot retreat
Nor with ease forward go.
He’s good to leave his seat
And keep his fame aglow.
[1]The Duke of Zhou was regent, in 1115 B. C., but he could neither advance nor retreat, for if he should advance, the rumor would spread that he would seize the throne; if he should retreat, the young king would be dethroned. He was like an old wolf Which would be hin dered by its dewlap in advancing and would tread on its own tail in retreating. The Duke left the regent’s seat and restored King Cheng to the throne in 1109 B. C.
