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Poemo de 寒山, Han-Shan, 9-a jarcento

天高高不窮，
地厚厚無極。
動物在其中，
憑茲造化力。
爭頭覓飽暖，
作計相啖食。
因果都未詳，
盲兒問乳色。

 
Heaven high, high—without limit;
Earth thick, thick—no extreme.

Living things lie in between;
Relying on their powers of creation.

Head-on they clash as they search for full bellies and warmth,
Making their plans to gobble each other up.

Cause and effect—neither examined with care;
Like a blind boy asking the color of milk.

[tradukis Robert G. Henricks]