Translation:
Heaven oh heaven is too cruel and violent disasters have befallen our country. The court's strategies are truly perverse I don't know when they will cease. Good plans are difficult to follow wicked ways never end. I see too many flaws in the court's plans.
The petty people chatter and attack those who are different unable to distinguish right from wrong I feel sorrowful. If there are any good strategies they refuse to listen. If there are any bad schemes they all agree. I see no end to the court's plans.
The divination turtle is tired and no longer talks to me about plans. There are many advisors and strategists but they have no good ideas. Discussions are rampant in the court but who dares to point out the flaws? It's like planning a journey but it proves ineffective on the road.
I am saddened by such planning the ancient sages are not emulated the conventional path is not followed. The king loves to hear the words of the near and obscure shallow opinions gather in disputes. It's like building a palace on a road of course it won't succeed.
Although the country lacks laws people have intelligence and confusion. Although the people are not wealthy there are wise and strategic individuals capable of governing the country with seriousness. It's like a flowing spring preventing decay and staleness!
I dare not go empty-handed to fight a tiger I dare not cross a river on foot. People only know of these dangers but are unaware of other disasters. I tremble in the face of the political situation like standing on the edge of a deep abyss like stepping on thin ice.
Annotations:
旻 (mín)天: Autumn here referring to heaven. 疾威: Cruel and violent.
敷: To bestow. 下土: The mortal world.
谋犹: Planning strategizing. 犹 and 谋 are synonymous. 回遹 (yù): Perverse.
斯: Similar to 乃 or 才. 沮: To stop.
臧 (zāng): Good virtuous. 从: To obey adopt.
覆: To go against contrary. 孔: Very. 邛 (qióng): Flaws mistakes.
潝 (xì)潝: The appearance of petty people conspiring and agreeing with each other. 訿 (zǐ)訿: The appearance of petty people attacking and destroying those who are different.
具: Same as 俱 all. 依: To follow obey.
伊: To push. 于: To go to. 胡: What. 底: To the point of chaos.
龟: Referring to the divination turtle. 厌: To dislike.
犹: Planning. 用: Similar to 以 to use. 集: To achieve.
咎 (jiù): Fault guilt. 匪: That. 行迈谋: Planning on how to walk.
匪: Not. 先民: Ancient people referring to the ancient sages. 程: To emulate.
大犹: The great path the conventional. 经: To manage to follow.
维: Same as 唯 only.
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