天生郭奉孝,豪杰冠群英:
腹内藏经史,胸中隐甲兵;
运谋如范蠡,决策似陈平。
可惜身先丧,中原梁栋倾。
(1)
When Heaven permitted Kuo Chia's birth,
It made him ablest man on earth.
He knew by rote all histories,
From him war kept no mysteries.
Like Fan's,his plans were quite decisive,
As Chên's,his strokes were most incisive.
Too soon he ran his earthly race,
Too soon the great beam fell from place.
(C. H. Brewitt-Taylor)
(2)
Guo Jia,born with gifts divine,
Excelled the heroes of Cao's court,
His stomach filled with erudition,
His mind deploying shield and sword.
Like Fan Li of old,he worked his schemes.
Like Chen Ping,he shaped and planned.
Alas,he died before his time,
A broken pillar of the land?
(Moss Roberts)
(3)
When Heaven permitted Guo Jia's birth,
It made him ablest man on earth.
He knew by rote all histories,
From him war kept no mysteries.
Like Fan Li,his plans were quite decisive,
As Chen Ping,his strokes were most incisive.
Too soon he ran his earthly race,
Too soon the great beam fell from place.
(虞苏美)