噫嘻！吾退不能为高蹈之靖节，吾进不能为玩世之东方。腰折亦无米五斗，饿死安得粟一囊。徒令汝曹困齑盐，对我面目青且黄。冬寒轻裘不得御，朝饥软饭不得尝。大儿知书故自忍，小儿叫怒来牵裳。老夫对此忽自悟，呼儿并集来我傍。人生穷通固有命，丈夫志气当自强。
yī噫xī嘻！wú吾tuì退bù不néng能wéi为gāo高dǎo蹈zhī之jìng靖jié节，wú吾jìn进bù不néng能wéi为wán玩shì世zhī之dōng东fāng方。yāo腰shé折yì亦wú无mǐ米wǔ五dǒu斗，è饿sǐ死ān安dé得sù粟yī一náng囊。tú徒líng令rǔ汝cáo曹kùn困jī齑yán盐，duì对wǒ我miàn面mù目qīng青qiě且huáng黄。dōng冬hán寒qīng轻qiú裘bù不dé得yù御，cháo朝jī饥ruǎn软fàn饭bù不dé得cháng尝。dà大ér儿zhī知shū书gù故zì自rěn忍，xiǎo小ér儿jiào叫nù怒lái来qiān牵cháng裳。lǎo老fū夫duì对cǐ此hū忽zì自wù悟，hū呼ér儿bìng并jí集lái来wǒ我bàng傍。rén人shēng生qióng穷tōng通gù固yǒu有mìng命，zhàng丈fū夫zhì志qì气dāng当zì自qiáng强。