LAZY MAN’S SONGBy PO CHU-II have got patronage, but am too lazy to use it;I have got land, but am too lazy to farm it.

My house leaks; I am too lazy to mend it.

My clothes are torn; I am too lazy to darn them.

I have got wine, but am too lazy to drink;So it’s just the same as if my cellar were empty.

I have got a harp, but am too lazy to play;So it’s just the same as if it had no strings.

My wife tells me there is no more bread in the house;I want to bake, but am too lazy to grind.

My friends and relatives write me long letters;I should like to read them, but they’re such a bother to open.

I have always been told that Chi Shu-yehPassed his whole life in absolute idleness.

But he played the harp and sometimes transmuted metals,So even he was not so lazy as I.

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