Upton Sinclair, ed. (1878–1968). rn The Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest. 1915.

King Yu’s Misgovernment

From the She-Ching

(Chinese classic, B.C. 1000)

A FISH in some translucent lake

Must ever live to fear a prey

He cannot hide himself away

From those who come the fish to take.

I, too, may not escape the eyes

Of those who cause these miseries;

My sorrowing heart must grieve to know

My country’s deep distress and woe.