These displayed ability, and all deemed them to be rare men;
And you, my hopeful scholars, ought to imitate them.
Tsai Wăn-kí could play upon stringed instruments;
Sié Tau-wăn, likewise, could sing and chant;
These two, though girls, were bright and well informed;
You, then, my lads, should surely rouse to diligence.
Liu Ngan of Tang, when only seven years old,
Proving himself a noble lad, was able to correct writing:
He, though very young, was thus highly promoted.
You, young learners, strive to follow his example,