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*여보시오  
늙은이가 되면 설치지말고                                   

미운소리, 우는소리, 헐뜯는 소리,                         

그리고 군소리 불평일랑 하지를마소.                   

그저 남의 일엔 칭찬만 하소                  
묻거들랑 가르쳐 주기는 하나           
알고도 모르는척 모르면서도 아는척 
어수룩하게 사시구려         
그렇게 사는 것이 편안하다오.

*상대방을 꼭 이기려고 하지마소. 
적당히 져주시구려     
한걸음 물러서서 양보하는 것                       

지혜롭게 살아가는 비결이라오.                            
*돈 욕심을 버리시구려                             
아무리 많은 돈 가졌다 해도                               

죽으면 가져갈 수 없는 것.
많은 돈 남겨 자식들 싸움하게 만들지 말고                        

살아있는 동안 많이 뿌려서             
산더미 같은 덕을 쌓으시구려        

*그렇지만 정말로는 돈을 놓치지말고                  

죽을때까지 꼭 잡아야 하오 
옛 친구 만나거든 술 사주고 
불쌍한 사람보면 베풀어주고
손주보면 용돈 정도는 주어야 

늙으막에 내 몸 돌봐주고                      
모두가 받들어 준다오. 

이것은 사실이라오.                                       
*옛날 일들이랑 모두 다 잊고                                   

잘난체 자랑일랑 하지를 마오.
아무리 세월을 잡으려고 

애를 써봐도 잡을수가 없으니
그대는 뜨는 해 나는 지는 해 
그러한 마음으로 지내시구려.                             
*나의자녀 나의손자 이웃 누구든 
맘씨 좋은 늙은이로 살으시구려,
멍청하면 안되오, 그러기 위해                     

두뇌도 세탁하고 멋진 삶으로 
무엇인가 한가지의 취미도 가져                                                         

아무쪼록 오래 오래 살으시구려.

 

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