Li Bai: loose translations
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3. If I’m looking for a village that accepts wisdom and virtue, I better keep moving. One can risk giardia from water in Yingchuan and being poisoned from eating ferns in Shjou, but the perils of travel pale in comparison to facing hypocrisy and narrow mindlessness. What good does it do to achieve success? A glass of wine is worth more than fame.
有耳莫洗颍川水,有口莫食首阳蕨。 含光混世贵无名,何用孤高比云月? 吾观自古贤达人,功成不退皆殒身。 子胥既弃吴江上,屈原终投湘水滨。 陆机雄才岂自保?李斯税驾苦不早。 华亭鹤唳讵可闻?上蔡苍鹰何足道? 君不见吴中张翰称达生,秋风忽忆江东行。 且乐生前一杯酒,何须身后千载名?