The hard may not be strong,
刚者不坚牢，
While the soft may last long
柔底难摧挫。
Look into my open mouth if you think me wrong:
不信张开口角看，
The teeth are lost before the tongue.
舌在牙先堕。
Side teeth all gone, behold!
已阙两边厢，
I lose a middle one anew.
又豁中间个。
I tell the young not to laugh at the old;
说与儿曹莫笑翁，
I’ll pass through the dog’s hole with you.
狗窦从君过。