廣弘明集 27.227

27.227

蘭室改蓬心。栴崖變伊草。丹青有必渝。絲礫豈常皓。曲轅且繩直。詭木遂彫藻。一簣或成山。百里倦中道。隆漢乃王臣。大楚信無保。勉矣德不孤。至言匪虛造。

The room of orchids changes the tumbleweed heart; / Sandalwood cliffs transform the elā grass. / Vermilion and blue are bound to fade; / How could silk and gravel always stay white? / A bent shaft is yet trued by the ink-line; / Crooked wood is subsequently carved and adorned. / A single basket of earth may complete a mountain; / At a hundred li, one grows weary halfway along the road. / The flourishing Han was sustained by kingly ministers; / Great Chu truly had none to protect it. / Strive on! Virtue does not stand alone; / Utmost words are not made in vain.