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Of the gourd leaves, waving about, |
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Some are taken and boiled; |
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[Then] the superior man, from his spirits, |
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Pours out a cup, and tastes it. |
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There is but a single rabbit, |
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Baked, or roasted. |
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[But] the superior man, from his spirits, |
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Fills the cup and presents it [to his guests]. |
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There is but a single rabbit, |
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Roasted, or broiled. |
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[But] from the spirits of the superior man, |
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[His guests] fill the cup, and present it to him. |
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There is but a single rabbit, |
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Roasted, or baked. |
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[But] from the spirits of the superior man, |
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[His guests and he] fill the cup and pledge one another. |