Various authors

“ When the dynasty was falling, tumult and disorder arose,
Thieves and robbers roamed like wild beasts.
Of earth [2] they have carried away more than one handful,
They have gone into vaults and opened the secret doors. ”

“ And am sorely grieved at the thought of "then" and "now."
↑ Names of two tombs. ↑ In the early days of the dynasty a man stole a handful of earth from the imperial tombs, and was executed by the police. The emperor was furious at the lightness of the punishment. ”