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qing庆li历si四nian年qiu秋，yu予you友wan宛ling陵mei梅sheng圣yu俞lai来zi自wu吴xing兴，chu出qi其ku哭nei内zhi之shi诗er而bei悲yue曰：“wu吾qi妻xie谢shi氏wang亡yi矣。”gai丐wo我yi以ming铭er而zang葬yan焉。yu予wei未xia暇zuo作。

ju居yi一sui岁zhong中，shu书qi七ba八zhi至，wei未chang尝bu不yi以xie谢shi氏ming铭wei为yan言，qie且yue曰：“wu吾qi妻gu故tai太zi子bin宾ke客hui讳tao涛zhi之nv女、xi希shen深zhi之mei妹ye也。xi希shen深fu父zi子wei为shi时wen闻ren人，er而shi世xian显rong荣。xie谢shi氏sheng生yu于sheng盛zu族，nian年er二shi十yi以gui归wu吾，fan凡shi十qi七nian年er而zu卒。zu卒zhi之xi夕，lian敛yi以jia嫁shi时zhi之yi衣，shen甚yi矣wu吾pin贫ke可zhi知ye也。ran然xie谢shi氏yi怡ran然chu处zhi之。zhi治qi其jia家，you有chang常fa法，qi其yin饮shi食qi器min皿，sui虽bu不ji及feng丰chi侈，er而bi必jing精yi以zhi旨；qi其yi衣wu无gu故xin新，er而huan浣zhuo濯feng缝ren纫bi必jie洁yi以wan完；suo所zhi至guan官she舍sui虽bei卑lou陋，er而ting庭yu宇sa洒sao扫bi必su肃yi以yan严；qi其ping平ju居yu语yan言rong容zhi止，bi必yi怡yi以he和。wu吾qiong穷yu于shi世jiu久yi矣，qi其chu出er而xing幸yu与xian贤shi士da大fu夫you游er而le乐，ru入ze则jian见wu吾qi妻zhi之yi怡yi怡er而wang忘qi其you忧。shi使wu吾bu不yi以fu富gui贵pin贫jian贱lei累qi其xin心zhe者，yi抑wu吾qi妻zhi之zhu助ye也。wu吾chang尝yu与shi士da大fu夫yu语，xie谢shi氏duo多cong从hu户ping屏qie窃ting听zhi之，jian间ze则jin尽neng能shang商que榷qi其ren人cai才neng能xian贤fou否，ji及shi时shi事zhi之de得shi失，jie皆you有tiao条li理。wu吾guan官wu吴xing兴，huo或zi自wai外zui醉er而gui归，bi必wen问yue曰：‘jin今ri日shu孰yu与yin饮er而le乐hu乎’wen闻qi其xian贤zhe者ye也ze则yue悦；fou否，ze则tan叹yue曰：‘jun君suo所jiao交jie皆yi一shi时xian贤juan隽，jin今yu与shi是ren人yin饮er而huan欢ye耶？’shi是sui岁nan南fang方han旱，yang仰jian见fei飞huang蝗er而tan叹yue曰：‘jin今xi西bing兵wei未xie解，tian天xia下zhong重kun困，dao盗zei贼bao暴qi起yu于jiang江huai淮，er而tian天han旱qie且huang蝗ru如ci此。wo我wei为fu妇ren人，si死er而de得jun君zang葬wo我，xing幸yi矣！’qi其suo所yi以neng能an安ju居pin贫er而bu不kun困zhe者，qi其xing性shi识ming明er而zhi知dao道li理duo多lei类ci此。wu呜hu呼！qi其sheng生ye也po迫wu吾zhi之pin贫，er而mo殁ye也you又wu无yi以hou厚yan焉，wei谓wei惟wen文zi字ke可yi以zhu著qi其bu不xiu朽。qie且qi其ping平sheng生you尤zhi知wen文zhang章wei为ke可gui贵；mo殁er而de得ci此，shu庶ji几yi以wei慰qi其hun魂，qie且sai塞yu予bei悲。ci此wu吾suo所yi以qing请ming铭yu于zi子zhi之qin勤ye也。”ruo若ci此，yu予ren忍bu不ming铭。