豳風 七月
七月流火，九月授衣。一之日觱發，二之日栗烈。 無衣無褐，何以卒歲？三之日于耜，四之日舉趾。同我婦子，饁彼南畝。田畯至喜。 七月流火，九月授衣。春日載陽，有鳴倉庚。 女執懿筐，遵彼微行，爰求柔桑。春日遲遲。采蘩祁祁。女心傷悲，殆及公子同歸。 七月流火，八月萑葦。蠶月條桑，取彼斧斨。 以伐遠揚，猗彼女桑。七月鳴鵙，八月載績，載玄載黃。我朱孔陽，為公子裳。 四月秀葽，五月鳴蜩，八月其穫，十月隕蘀。 一之日于貉，取彼狐貍，為公子裘。二之日其同，載纘武功，言私其豵，獻豜于公。 五月斯螽動股，六月莎雞振羽，七月在野，八月在宇， 九月在戶，十月蟋蟀入我牀下。穹窒熏鼠，塞向墐戶。嗟我婦子，曰為改歲。入此室處。 六月食鬱及薁，七月亨葵及菽，八月剝棗，十月穫稻。 為此春酒，以介眉壽。七月食瓜，八月斷壺，九月叔苴，采荼薪樗，食我農夫。 九月築場圃，十月納禾稼。黍稷重穋，禾麻菽麥。 嗟我農夫，我稼既同，上入執宮功。晝爾于茅，宵爾索綯。亟其乘屋，其始播百穀。 二之日鑿冰沖沖，三之日納于凌陰，四之日其蚤，獻羔祭韭。 九月肅霜，十月滌場。朋酒斯饗，曰殺羔羊。躋彼公堂，稱彼兕觥。萬壽無疆。
Ode 1, Stanza 8. The Khî Yüeh.
In the days of (our) second month, they hew out the ice with harmonious blows ; And in those of (our) third month, they convey it to the ice-houses, (Which they open) in those of (our) fourth, early in the morning A lamb having been offered in sacrifice with scallions. In the ninth month, it is cold, with frost. In the tenth month, they sweep clean their stack-sites. (Taking) the two bottles of spirits to be offered to their ruler, And having killed their lambs and sheep, They go to his hall, And raising the cup of rhinoceros horn, Wish him long life,—that he may live for ever.