The words of the snake snake come from the mouth.
Clever words are like springs, and the face is thick.
This poem comes from the "Clever Words" article in the "Book of Songs", which means that it is exaggerated to talk and say big things, and it is not difficult to spit out in the mouth. Clever words are as beautiful as drums, and brazen behavior is low.
Legend has it that the poem was written by a depressed official who had been hurt by slander. He used this poem to satirize the rulers who had thrown their country into chaos because they had listened to slander.
The style of the whole poem is straightforward and sharp, and these two sentences are full of ridicule and criticism without dirty words. The above sentence uses the snake as a metaphor to portray those slanderers who speak big words and speak like a river, but have nothing to do. They put their selfish interests above the people of their home and country, disregarding the safety of the society, and only want to put the virtuous people to death as soon as possible. The next sentence directly and sharply points out that although these people speak beautifully and skillfully on the surface, they are brazen and despicable in their hearts!
This sentence "Yan Zhihou" is really scolding. If you encounter a villain in the workplace who slanders the leader, don't forget this sentence.
The villain is shameless, and he values profit over death.
is not afraid of people's punishment, and does not care about things.
This poem is from Shao Yong's "Little Man Yin" in the Song Dynasty. This poem can be called short and concise, and Shao Yong portrays the villain's shameless and lustful appearance with sharp brushstrokes.
The first half of the sentence directly points out the two major characteristics of villains, shamelessness and profit-oriented death. Such people often have no moral bottom line, and can leave their conscience and morality behind for their own selfishness. Their pursuit of profit far exceeds the value of life, and they even do not hesitate to exchange it for profit.
The next sentence depicts the fearless mentality of the villain more profoundly. Not only are they not afraid of other people's comments and evaluations, but they also do not care about the so-called condemnation and sanctions, because they only have interests in their hearts and have no other worries and concerns.
This passage left a deep impression on me and at the same time alerted me. When encountering such a selfish villain, the first thing you should do is to stay away, not argue with it. In conflict with a villain who has no morals to speak of, or even despises life, it will only be himself who will be hurt in the end.
The grasshopper shakes the tree, which is ridiculous.
This poem is from Han Yu's "Diao Zhang Ji" in the Tang Dynasty, which means that ants also try to shake the tree, and it is ridiculous that they do not estimate themselves.
is worthy of Han Yu, who is known for his "frankness in speaking and fearlessness". In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, when the poetry of Wang, Meng, Yuan, and Bai was all the rage, the poems of Li Bai and Du Fu were often ignored, and even sometimes unreasonably belittled and ignored by some ignorant and shallow people. Han Yu's poem is sharp and humorous, using an extremely intelligent metaphor to satirize those blind and arrogant literati, in a vain attempt to slander Li Bai and Du Fu with outdated slanderous words.
The grasshopper is a relatively large ant, but it is very small for a tall and tall tree. And the absurd scene of this tiny ant trying to shake the towering tree creates a stark and strong contrast between the two in size.
This contrast not only highlights the gap between ignorance and wisdom, but also makes the poem full of vividness and power, which is impressive. Since then, the term mayfly shaking the tree has also become a classic symbol for those who lack self-knowledge and are blindly arrogant.