《古谣谚》·卷十
時人為詰汾力微二帝諺
魏書序紀
詰汾皇帝無婦家。 力微皇帝無舅家。
Words about Emperor Jie Fen who was supposed to have a wife from heaven, and therefore he did not really have a wife, and his son, Emperor Li Wei, did not have a uncle on the mother side.
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時人為李崇元融語
魏書宣武靈皇后胡氏傳
陳留章武。傷遷折股。貪人敗類。檅我明主。
Li Cong and Yuan Rong injured their legs and waists by loading too much cloth on them. (The emperor said they could keep all the cloth they could take out of the court.) Greedy people like them had besmirched the lustrous emperor.
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時人為安豐中山濟南三王語
魏書臨話淮王譚傳
三王楚琳琅。未若濟南備圓方。
All three princes, An Fong, Zhong Shan and Ji Nan, were all good, but Prince Ji Nan was perfect in every way.
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時人為元頤元欽語
魏書陽平王新成傳
皇宗略略。壽安思若。
Among the princes that were outstanding, there were Yuan Yi and Yuan Qin.
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咸陽宮人為咸陽王禧歌
魏書咸陽王禧傳
可憐咸陽王。 奈何作事誤。 金床玉几不能眠。
夜蹋霜與露。洛水湛湛彌岸長。行人那得渡。
Songs sung by servants of Prince Xian Yang about how he planned to overthrow the emperor but failed, and was "awarded" death by the emperor.
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時人為王嶷語
魏書王嶷傳
實癡實昏。 終得保存。
One could only survive the imperial system of government by being really stupid and incompetent.
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雍州民為公孫軌語
魏書公孫軌傳
驢無疆弱。 輔脊自壯。
There was no difference in the strength of all donkeys. Once things were put on their backs, they could all manage.
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時人為王遵業王延明語
魏書王遵業傳
英英濟濟。 王家兄弟。
The Wang brothers were all outstanding.
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桑乾鄉里為房景伯語
魏書房景伯傳
有義有禮。 房家兄弟。
The Pang brothers were pious about following
