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Alas, the elders who have lived without charity, shame
Alas, the stylish youth who have not cared for the soul, shame
Alas, the wise who have not united books with their minds, shame
Alas, the nobles who are inconsistent with their subjects, shame
Alas, the girls who do not worship their fathers but worship men, shame
Alas, the officials who abuse the state, shame
Alas, the pupils who study all things other than their lessons, shame
Alas, the monks who call meditation a hindrance, shame
Alas, the lamas who sit in the monastery by day but wander, visiting families by night, shame
Alas, the disciples who portray devotion but secretly cheat, shame
Alas, the doctors who think not of helping but money, shame
Alas, the wary who do not see their own faults but find fault in others, shame
Alas, the girls whose eyes look at one's face but whose spirit turns in the back, shame
Alas, the scholars who teach others by day but are themselves dissipated at night, shame
Alas, the men who themselves return from visiting others show jealously to their wives, shame
Alas, the wives who befriend others and do not listen to men, shame
Alas, if any of these faults are found in me, shame on me alone amongst all others
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