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At the gate to the tombs there are jujube trees ;—
They should be cut away with an axe .
That man is not good ,
And the people of the State know it .
They know it , but he does not give over ;—
Long time has it been thus with him .

At the gate to the tombs there are plum trees ;
And there are owls collecting on them .
That man is not good ,
And I sing [this song] to admonish him .
I admonish him , but he will not regard me ;—
When he is overthrown , he will think of me .