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Of the peach trees in the garden ,
The fruit may be used as food .
My heart is grieved ,
And I play and sing .
Those who do not know me ,
Say I am a scholar venting his pride .
' Those men are right ;
What do you mean by your words ? '
My heart is grieved ;
Who knows [the cause of] it ?
Who knows [the cause of] it ?
[They know it not] , because they will not think .

Of the jujube trees in the garden ,
The fruit may be used as food .
My heart is grieved ,
And I think I must travel about through the State .
Those who do not know me ,
Say I am an officer going to the verge of license .
' Those men are right ;
What do you mean by your words ? '
My heart is grieved ;
Who knows [the cause of] it ?
Who knows [the cause of] it ?
[They do not know it] , because they will not think .