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Boys in fancy clothes never starve,but Confucian scholars often find their lives in ruin
Please listen to my explanation,
Sir,
I, your humble student, ask permission to state my case

Often in this life of ours we resemble, in our failure to meet, the Shen
Shang constellations, one of which rises as the other one sets
What luckychance is it, then, that brings us together this evening under the light ofthis same lamp

Often a man's life is suchthat he seldom sees his friends,like the constellations Shen and Shangwhich never share the same sky
If not this evening, then what eveningshould we share this lamp light
How long can our youth and vigor last