the court is corrupt
the fields are overgrown with weeds
and the granaries are empty
there are those dressed in fineries
with swords at their sides
who are filled with food and drink
and possessed of too much wealth
this is taking the lead in robbery
and far indeed it is from the way
Gwilym Williams
poem based on D C Lau's 1964 Penguin Classics translation of the Tao Te Ching
verse 121,121a
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