The hard may not be strong,
剛者不堅(jiān)牢,
While the soft may last long
柔底難摧挫。
Look into my open mouth if you think me wrong:
不信張開口角看,
The teeth are lost before the tongue.
舌在牙先墮。
Side teeth all gone, behold!
已闕兩邊廂,
I lose a middle one anew.
又豁中間個(gè)。
I tell the young not to laugh at the old;
說(shuō)與兒曹莫笑翁,
I’ll pass through the dog’s hole with you.
狗竇從君過(guò)。