屈原既放，三年不(bu)得复见(jian)；竭知尽忠，而(er)蔽鄣于谗(chan)，心烦虑乱，不(bu)知所从。乃往见(jian)太卜郑詹尹曰(yue)：「余有所疑，愿因(yin)先生(sheng)决(jue)之。」詹尹乃端策拂龟曰(yue)：「君将何以教之？」
屈原曰：「吾宁(ning)悃悃款(kuan)款(kuan)朴以忠乎(hu)(hu)？将送(song)往劳来斯无穷(qiong)乎(hu)(hu)？宁(ning)诛锄草茅以力耕(geng)乎(hu)(hu)？将游(you)大人(ren)以成名乎(hu)(hu)？宁(ning)正(zheng)言不讳以危身(shen)乎(hu)(hu)？将从俗富贵以偷生乎(hu)(hu)？宁(ning)超然高举，以保(bao)真乎(hu)(hu)？将哫訾栗斯，喔(wo)咿(yi)儒(ru)儿，以事妇人(ren)乎(hu)(hu)？宁(ning)廉洁正(zheng)直以自(zi)清乎(hu)(hu)？将突梯滑稽，如脂如韦，以洁楹(ying)乎(hu)(hu)？宁(ning)昂昂若千(qian)里之(zhi)(zhi)驹乎(hu)(hu)？将泛(fan)泛(fan)若水中之(zhi)(zhi)凫(fu)，与(yu)波上下，偷以全(quan)吾躯(qu)乎(hu)(hu)？宁(ning)与(yu)骐(qi)骥亢轭乎(hu)(hu)？将随驽(nu)马(ma)之(zhi)(zhi)迹乎(hu)(hu)？宁(ning)与(yu)黄(huang)鹄(hu)比(bi)翼乎(hu)(hu)？将与(yu)鸡(ji)鹜争食(shi)乎(hu)(hu)？此孰(shu)吉(ji)孰(shu)凶？何去(qu)何从？世溷浊而不清：蝉(chan)翼为(wei)重，千(qian)钧为(wei)轻(qing)；黄(huang)钟毁弃，瓦釜(fu)雷鸣；谗人(ren)高张，贤(xian)士(shi)无名。吁嗟默默兮，谁知吾之(zhi)(zhi)廉贞(zhen)！」
詹尹(yin)乃(nai)释(shi)策(ce)而谢曰：「夫尺有(you)所短，寸有(you)所长；物有(you)所不足，智有(you)所不明；数有(you)所不逮(dai)，神有(you)所不通。用君之(zhi)心，行君之(zhi)意。龟(gui)策(ce)诚(cheng)不能知此事。」