国风·豳风·伐柯

伐柯如何？匪斧不克。取妻如何？匪媒不得。伐柯伐柯，其则不远。我觏之子，笾豆有践。

An Axe-Handle

Do you know how to make
An axe-handle? With an axe keen.
Do you know how to take
A wife? Just ask a go-between.

When a handle is hewed,
The pattern should not be far.
When a maiden is wooed,
See how many betrothal gifts there are.