(49) The Silkworm
春蚕
Liu Ji (1311-1375)
刘基
Why should the silkworm busy alone and forget
可笑春蚕独苦辛，
It will be boiled when its cocoon is made one day?
为谁成茧却焚身。
Why not imitate the spider spinning its net
不如无用蜘蛛网，
To catch all insects, careless of what people say?
网尽蜚虫不畏人。