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YOU WILL DIE by ANONYMOUS

First Line: YOU HAVE COATS AND ROBES
Last Line: AND ANOTHER WILL TAKE YOUR PLACE
Subject(s): CHINA - EARLY PERIOD (TO 200 B.C.);DEATH; "DEAD, THE;"
You have coats and robes,
But you do not trail them;
You have chariots and horses.
But you do not ride them.
By and by you will die,
And another will enjoy them.

You have courtyards and halls,
But they are not sprinkled and swept;
You have bells and drums,
But they are not struck.
By and by you will die,
And another will possess them.

You have wine and food;
Why not play daily on your lute,
That you may enjoy yourself now
And lengthen your days?
By and by you will die,
And another will take your place.




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