傳言黃土造為人,時(shí)有媧皇圣且神。
摶者成尊縆者賤,一般代代是浮塵。
注:○傳言三句:《風(fēng)俗通》:“俗說天地初開辟,未有人民,女媧摶黃土為人,劇務(wù)力不暇供,乃引繩絙泥中,舉以為人。故富貴賢知者,黃土人也;貧賤凡庸者,引絙人也。”○譯文意殊合,但增女媧事耳。
And has not such a Story from of Old
Down Man's successive generations roll'd
Of such a clod of saturated Earth
Cast by the Maker into Human mould?
And has not such a Story from of Old
Down Man's successive generations roll'd
Of such a clod of saturated Earth
Cast by the Maker into Human mould?