金樽清酒斗十千,玉盘珍羞值万钱,停杯投箸不能食,拔剑四顾心茫然

• "Pure wine costs, for the golden cup, ten thousand coppers a flagon, And a jade plate of dainty food calls for million coins. I fling aside my chop-sticks and cup, I cannot eat nor drink...I pull out my dagger, I peer four ways in vain."