Six-Word Lines
六 言
功 名 正 恐 不 免
富 贵 酷 非 所 须。
铁 马 未 平 辽 碣
钓 船 且 醉 江 湖。
Liu Yan
Gong ming zheng kong bu mian
Fu gui ku fei suo xu.
Tie ma wei ping liao jie
Diao chuan qie zui jiang hu.
Six-Word Lines
Success and fame cannot avoid fears
Abundant riches and honors not the place to await oppression.
Iron armored warhorses not yet equal to the Liao stone tablets
For now, to be drunk in a fishing boat on river and lakes.
Notes:
Liao: Proper noun that describes a dynasty, a province, and a major river in northeast China.