A Little Bit of Wisdom
If I had just a little bit of wisdom
I should walk the Great Path
and fear only straying from
…. it.
Though the way is quite broad
People like shortcuts.
The court is immaculate,
While the fields are overgrown with weeds,
And the granaries are empty.
They wear silk finery,
Carry sharp swords,
Sate themselves with food and drink
Having wealth in excess.
They are called thieving braggarts.
This is definitely not the Tao,
the way
From the Tao Te Ching of poet Lao Tzu.
Translated by Charles Muller
Barnes & Noble Books, 2005
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