- 邦國阿、你的王若是孩童、你的群臣早晨宴樂、你就有禍了。
- 邦國阿、你的王若是貴冑之子、你的群臣按時喫喝、為要補力、不為酒醉、你就有福了。
- 因人懶惰、房頂塌下.因人手懶、房屋滴漏。
- 設擺筵席、是為喜笑.酒能使人快活、錢能叫萬事應心。
- 你不可咒詛君王、也不可心懷此念.在你臥房也不可咒詛富戶.因為空中的鳥、必傳揚這聲音.有翅膀的、也必述說這事。
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- Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes feast in the morning.
- Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time--for strength and not for drunkenness.
- Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
- Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything.
- Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.
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