Original text:
To the east of Linchuan, the land is hidden and high, so Linxi is a new city. Above the new city, there are pools and depressions, but the sides are long, such as Mo Chi by Wang Xizhi and Linchuan Ji by Xun Bozi. The taste of Xihe River longs for Zhang Zhi, studying in Linchi, and the water in the pool is all black. This is an ancient relic. Do you believe in evil? Fang Xi can't be an official, but he tastes the east and goes out to sea to entertain mountains and rivers. Is it possible to wander around and enjoy this evil? The book of Xi is good at night. If it can, it will cover itself with energy, which is unnatural. Then people who can't reach in the world are not as good as evil people. Then you can learn less! What is the evil of those who want to advance their morality?
Above Mo Chi, it is now a public school. Professor Wang Junsheng is worried that he can't write a chapter. The book revealed the words "Have an Army". He said to Gong, "I wish I had a note." Pushing Wang Jun's heart, although the lover can be abolished, is it good because of his evil deeds? It also wants to push things to encourage its scholars? My wife's ability enabled future generations to do so. What a pity that a kind scholar, Shi Zhuang, will be treated in the afterlife!
Li Qing on September 12th, eight years, Ceng Gong was recorded.
Translation:
In the east of Linchuan county, there is a protruding highland, facing a stream, called Xincheng. Above the new town, there is a low-lying rectangular pool named Mo Chi of Wang Xizhi. This was described by Xun Bozi of the Southern Song Dynasty in Linchuan Ji. Wang Xizhi once worshipped Zhang Zhi, a calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He practiced calligraphy by this pool, and the water turned black. This is his legacy. Is that really the case? When Wang Xizhi didn't want to be forced to be an official, he traveled all over the East China Sea and rowed on it in order to get ahead of others in the mountains and rivers. Did he ever rest here when he wandered around for fun? Wang Xizhi's calligraphy did not get better until his later years. It seems that his profound attainments are due to his efforts, not his genius. However, no one in later generations can compare with Wang Xizhi. I'm afraid their learning skills are not as good as Wang Xizhi's. It seems that you can reduce your study efforts! What's more, what about people who want to achieve lofty moral achievements?
Next to Mo Chi is the teaching building of Fuzhou State University. Professor Wang Jun was afraid that Mo Chi's deeds would go into oblivion, so he wrote "Wang Jin You Jun Mo Chi" and hung it between two pillars in front of the door as a souvenir, and said to me, "I hope there is a narrative." I guess Wang Jun's mind is not because he loves other people's strengths, even if he is skilled, he won't let it be buried, so even his body is taken seriously? Or do you want to promote Wang Xizhi's efforts in Linchi to encourage students here? People have a skill, but they still respect their descendants to this extent, not to mention what influence the fashion and virtue left by the benevolent gentleman will have on future generations!
On September 12th, the eighth year of Li Qing, Ceng Gong made a note.