作者:宋朝·梅堯臣

烏(wū )之(zhī )謂(wèi )靈(líng )者(zhě )何(hé ),？噫(yī ),，豈(qǐ )獨(dú )是(shì )烏(wū )也(yě ),。夫(fū )人(rén )之(zhī )靈(líng ),，大(dà )者(zhě )賢(xián )，小(xiǎo )者(zhě )智(zhì ),。獸(shòu )之(zhī )靈(líng ),， 大(dà )者(zhě )麟(lín )，小(xiǎo )者(zhě )駒(jū ),。蟲(chóng )之(zhī )靈(líng ),，大(dà )者(zhě )龍(lóng )，小(xiǎo )者(zhě )龜(guī ),。鳥(niǎo )之(zhī )靈(líng ),，大(dà )者(zhě )鳳(fèng )，小(xiǎo )者(zhě )烏(wū ),。賢(xián )不(bú )時(shí )而(ér )用(yòng )智(zhì )給(gěi )給(gěi )兮(xī ),，為(wéi )世(shì )所(suǒ )趍(qū ),；麟(lín )不(bú )時(shí )而(ér )出(chū )駒(jū )流(liú )汗(hàn )兮(xī )，擾(rǎo )擾(rǎo )于(yú )修(xiū )途(tú ),。龍(lóng )不(bú )時(shí )而(ér ) 見(jiàn )龜(guī )七(qī )十(shí )二(èr )鑚(zuān )兮(xī ),寧(níng )自(zì )保(bǎo )其(qí )堅(jiān )軀(qū ),。鳳(fèng )不(bú )時(shí )而(ér )鳴(míng )烏(wū )鵶(yā )鵶(yā )兮(xī ),招(zhāo )唾(tuò )罵(mà )於(yú )邑(yì )閭(lǘ )。烏(wū )兮(xī ),事(shì )將(jiāng )兆(zhào )而(ér )獻(xiàn )忠(zhōng ),人(rén )反(fǎn )謂(wèi )爾(ěr )多(duō )兇(xiōng ),。兇(xiōng )不(bú )本(běn )于(yú )爾(ěr ),爾(ěr )又(yòu )安(ān )能(néng )兇(xiōng ),。兇(xiōng )人(rén )自(zì )兇(xiōng ),爾(ěr )告(gào )之(zhī )兇(xiōng ),是(shì )以(yǐ )為(wéi )兇(xiōng )。爾(ěr )之(zhī )不(bú )告(gào )兮(xī ),，兇(xiōng )豈(qǐ )能(néng )吉(jí ),？告(gào )而(ér )先(xiān )知(zhī )兮(xī )，謂(wèi )兇(xiōng )從(cóng )爾(ěr )出(chū ),。胡(hú )不(bú )若(ruò )鳳(fèng )之(zhī )時(shí )鳴(míng ),，人(rén )不(bú )怪(guài )兮(xī )不(bú )驚(jīng )。龜(guī )自(zì )神(shén )而(ér )刳(kū )殼(ké ),，駒(jū )負(fù )駿(jùn )而(ér )死(sǐ )行(háng ),，智(zhì )騖(wù )能(néng )而(ér )日(rì )役(yì ),體(tǐ )劬(qú )劬(qú ) 兮(xī )喪(sàng )精(jīng )。烏(wū )兮(xī )爾(ěr )靈(líng ),，吾(wú )今(jīn )語(yǔ )汝(rǔ ),，庶(shù )或(huò )汝(rǔ )聽(tīng )：結(jié)(jié )爾(ěr )舌(shé )兮(xī )鈐(qián )爾(ěr )喙(huì )，爾(ěr )飲(yǐn )喙(huì )兮(xī )爾(ěr )自(zì )遂(suí ),。同(tóng )翱(áo )翔(xiáng )兮(xī )八(bā )九(jiǔ )子(zǐ ),，勿(wù )噪(zào )啼(tí )兮(xī )勿(wù )睥(pì )睨(nì )，往(wǎng )來(lái )城(chéng )頭(tóu )無(wú )爾(ěr )累(lèi ),。