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Life Does Not Reach a Hundred Years
生年不满百，
常怀千岁忧。
The years of life do not reach a hundred, yet we ever harbor cares of a thousand years.
昼短苦夜长，
何不秉烛游！
The day is short and we suffer the long night—why not take up a candle and roam?
为乐当及时，
何能待来兹？
Pleasure must be taken in its season; how can one wait for a year to come?
愚者爱惜费，
但为后世嗤。
The fool grudges his spending, and is only laughed at by later ages.
仙人王子乔，
难可与等期。
As for the immortal Wangzi Qiao—it is hard to expect to live as long as he does.
