臣闻鄙语曰①:“见兔而顾犬,未为晚也;亡羊而补牢,未为迟也。”臣闻昔汤、武以百里昌,桀、纣以天下亡。今楚国虽小,绝长续短,犹以数千里,岂特百里哉?王独不见夫蜻蛉乎②?六足四翼,飞翔乎天地之间,俛啄蚊虻而食之③,仰承甘露而饮之,自以为无患,与人无争也;不知夫五尺童子,方将调饴胶丝,加己乎四仞之上④,而下为蝼蚁食也。夫蜻蛉其小者也,黄雀因是以。俯噣白粒⑤,仰栖茂树,鼓翅奋 Chen smell despise language said ①: “see the rabbit and the dog, not for the late also; sheep and make up for the prison, not late. ” Chen Wen Xi Tang, Wu Yi Barry chang, 桀, 纣 to the world. Although this small Chu, a long period of continued short, still with thousands of miles, is it special hundred miles? King alone can not see the dragonfly? ② six-footed four wings, flying between heaven and earth, pecking and eating mosquito ③ ③ , Yangzhe dew and drinking, self-righteous, and people are also vying for; I do not know husband five feet child, the side will adjust the 饴 glue, plus almost four 仞 above ④, and under the 蝼 ants food too. Dragonfly small also, because of the yellow bird. Overhead white tablets ⑤, Yang Mao tree, drum wings Fen