清平乐·闲居书付儿辈
陈继儒
有儿事足，
一把茅遮屋。
若使薄田耕不熟，添个新生黄犊。
闲来也教儿孙，读书不为功名。
种竹，浇花，酿酒；
世家闭户先生。
To My Sons
Chen Chiju
Life is complete
With children at your feet;
Just a handful of hay hides your cot.
If land is sterile,
A young calf will surely help a lot.
Teach thy sons to read, too, in spare hours,
Not for fame nor for Mandarin collars.
Brew your wine, plant bamboos, water flowers,
Thus a house for generations of scholars.
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