The Book of Poetry: Book IX. The Odes of Wei: I. Ko Chü
The Book of Poetry, tr. by James Legge, [1876]
2Conscious of wealth, he moves with easy mien;
Politely on the left he takes his place;
The ivory pin is at his girdle seen;
His dress and gait show gentlemanly grace.
Why do we brand him in our satire here?
’Tis this,—his niggard soul provokes the sneer.