Dup\u0103 cum o s\u0103 vede\u0163i,
\nZice-se c\u0103 ar fi fost,
\nMai demult,
\nDoi t\u00e2rgove\u0163i:
\nUn bogat-seme\u0163 \u015fi prost \u2013
\n\u015ei-un s\u0103rac,- b\u0103iat iste\u0163.
\nSt\u00e2nd de vorb\u0103 pe o dreav\u0103,
\nSe trezir\u0103 la g\u00e2lceav\u0103.
\nCel bogat, om cert\u0103re\u0163
\nPretindea c\u0103-i mai de pre\u0163
\n\u015ei se cade ca oricine
\nCu respect s\u0103 i se-\u00eenchine
\n(Banii au \u015fi ei un rost:
\nMerite dau celui prost!)
\n\u2013 Prietene, ascult\u0103-m\u0103 pe mine,
\nEu socotesc c\u0103 nu \u0163i se cuvine
\nS\u0103 fii cinstit ca om de rangul meu.
\nPo\u0163i tu s\u0103 dai ospe\u0163e cum dau eu?
\nTe v\u0103d citind. La ce-\u0163i serve\u015fte \u00een via\u0163a,
\nC\u00e2nd ai palatul \u00een pod \u2013 o chichinea\u0163\u0103-
\n\u015ei vara por\u0163i, ca iarna, aceea\u015fi hain\u0103 sumbr\u0103,
\nIar ca lacheu statornic ai propria ta umbr\u0103?
\nRepublicii nu-i trebuiesc golanii,
\nCi cei ce \u015ftiu s\u0103-\u015fi cheltuiasc\u0103 banii.
\nCu mesele \u015fi luxul, eu risipesc comori.
\nPe urma mea tr\u0103iesc, cum \u015ftii prea bine,
\nAt\u00e2\u0163ia meseria\u015fi \u015fi negustori
\n\u015ei c\u00e2te un p\u00e2rlit de scrip, ca tine\u2026
\nI-ar fi r\u0103spuns s\u0103racul a\u015fa cum se cuvine,
\nDar a t\u0103cut, av\u00e2nd prea mult de spus.
\n\u015ei iat\u0103 c\u0103 r\u0103zboiul l-a r\u0103zbunat mai bine,
\nC\u0103ci f\u0103r\u0103 mil\u0103, Marte, ora\u015ful le-a distrus.
\n\u00cen alt ora\u015f s\u0103racul, om cult \u015fi renumit,
\nFu g\u0103zduit, cinstit \u015fi r\u0103spl\u0103tit,
\n\u00cen timp ce bog\u0103ta\u015ful, acum s\u0103rac \u015fi prost,
\nR\u0103mase f\u0103r\u0103 ad\u0103post\u2026
\nP\u0103\u0163ania a limpezit g\u00e2lceava:
\nV\u00e2rtejul soartei spulber\u0103 doar pleava
\nL\u0103s\u00e2nd pe loc gr\u0103un\u0163ele de aur.
\n\u00cenv\u0103\u0163\u0103tura-i pururi un tezaur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dup\u0103 cum o s\u0103 vede\u0163i, Zice-se c\u0103 ar fi fost, Mai demult, Doi t\u00e2rgove\u0163i: Un bogat-seme\u0163 \u015fi prost \u2013 \u015ei-un s\u0103rac,- b\u0103iat iste\u0163. St\u00e2nd de vorb\u0103 pe o dreav\u0103, Se … <\/p>\n