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THE POEMS OF PICKUP: 44 by HAN SHAN

First Line: I SIGH WHEN I SEE LEARNED MEN
Last Line: AND ALL THEIR LEARNING IS DUST
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; DECEPTION; SCHOLARSHIP & SCHOLARS;

I sigh when I see learned men
wasting their minds all day
babbling away at a fork in the road
deceiving whoever they can
creating more ballast for Hell
instead of improving their karma
impermanence suddenly comes
and all their learning is dust



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