The Book of Poetry: Book VI. The Decade of Pei Shan: II. Wu Chiang Ta Ch‘ê
The Book of Poetry, tr. by James Legge, [1876]
2Push not the cart you stand behind;—
The dust will only blind your view.
Dwell not on things that vex your mind;—
You never thus can see them true.
3Push not the cart you stand behind;—
The dust will but becloud your eyes.
Heed not the troubles of your mind;—
’Twill weight you as you seek to rise.