漢譯英：
人皆養子望聰明，
我被聰明誤一生。
惟願孩兒愚且魯，
無災無難到公卿。
Everyone wishes for kids who are smart,
Being smart has left me with nothing but scars.
I pray you, my child, wil be dense and harsh, (1)
So you can be safe and sound and go really far. （2）
(1) Harsh = crude = 粗魯
(2） To go far: 前程遠大。
英譯漢：
He made a pit, and
digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and
his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
自己挖坑自己跳，
搬起石頭砸己腳，
如此下去沒個好，
玩火自焚跑不了。
Idiom:
Some countries pretend to see no evil and hear no evil in the face of such a blatant invasion of a sovereign state.
