I, handmaid of an emperor, would grieve if I followed him not. Heaven is to be rent asunder, Earth to fall away,.Oppressed by an arrogant minister my life nears its end,Įverything fails me and vain are my falling tears. I, once the center of all eyes, am driven to the farthest confines, Seize the chance when it comes, for repentance ever comes too late.'Īlas! the sun and the moon leave their courses, 'The clever bird chooses the branch whereon to perch the wise servant selects the master to serve. 'If I could only find a master to serve,' said Lu Bu.良禽擇木而棲，賢臣擇主而事。The clever bird chooses the branch whereon to perch the wise servant selects the master to serve. There is life for those who are with me, death for those against!.A fierce wild beast: If he comes, his prey will be humans!.Now to stop the ebullition of a pot the best way is to withdraw the fire to cut out an abscess, though painful, is better than to nourish the evil.Then seek counsel from the wise men of the state. To get rid of wicked men from your king's side,.In peace you are an able subject in chaos you are a crafty hero!.'We can only beat them by superior strategy.' 'They are many and we but few,' said Yuan-te to his brothers.We can only beat them by superior strategy. If we should ever do anything to betray our friendship, may heaven and the people of the earth both strike us dead.' May the Gods of Heaven and Earth attest to what is in our hearts. We merely hope to die on the same day, in the same month and in the same year. We seek not to be born on the same day, in the same month and in the same year. We shall avenge the nation above, and give peace to the citizenry below. From this day forward, we shall join forces for a common purpose: to save the troubled and to aid the endangered. Wikisource translation: 'When saying the names Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, although the surnames are different, yet we have come together as brothers.Chapter 1 the Oath of the Peach Garden.If we turn aside from righteousness or forget kindliness, may Heaven and Human smite us!'

May Heaven, the all-ruling, and Earth, the all-producing, read our hearts.

We ask not the same day of birth, but we seek to die together. We swear to serve the state and save the people. We will rescue each other in difficulty we will aid each other in danger. 'We three-Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei-though of different families, swear brotherhood, and promise mutual help to one end.不求同年同月同日生，只願同年同月同日死。We ask not the same day of birth, but we seek to die together.

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