Abandon learning; then one has no sorrow

Abandon learning; then one has no sorrow.

Between "yes" and "no," what is difference?

Between good and evil, what is difference?

If I should fear what the people fear,

Then where is the end of my fear?

Lustily the people seem to be enjoying a feast

Or ascending a tower in the springtime.

I alone am unmoved, showing no sentiment,

Like a baby who does not yet know how to smile.

So weary, I seem not to know where to return.

While the multitudes have plenty,

I alone seem to be left out.

My heart is like a fool's.

How chaotic! Chaotic!

While the common people are so bright,

I alone am so dull!

While the common people know how to differentiate,

I alone cannot see the difference.