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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 266 by HAN SHAN

First Line: HERE'S SOME ADVICE FOR MEAT-EATING PEOPLE
Last Line: BUT CAN'T GET OUT WHEN HE'S FULL
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; FOOD & EATING;

Here's some advice for meat-eating people
who eat without reflecting
living things were formerly seeds
the future depends on current deeds
seizing present joys
unafraid of sorrows to come
a rat gets into the rice jar
but can't get out when he's full



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