First Line: BIRTH AND DEATH ARE DECREED Last Line: AND BRILLIANT SCHOLARS ARE BROKE Subject(s): BIRTH; CHINESE LITERATURE; DEATH; FAME; WEALTH; CHILD BIRTH; MIDWIFERY; DEAD, THE; REPUTATION; RICHES; FORTUNES;
Birth and death are decreed wealth and fame are bestowed by Heaven these are sayings of the ancients I'm not passing on lies geniuses all die young fools enjoy long lives stupid creatures are rich and brilliant scholars are broke