Note: The Imperial text on one side of the panel is expressed through the pictorial imagery of the mountain landscape on the reverse. The poem is based on the four traditional vocation of the fisherman, the woodcutter, the farmer and the literary-man; and may be translated as:

The Fisherman:
Will not trade his bamboo raft for a wooden hut,
he lives a happy life surrounded by his wife and children.
Whilst his boat is tied to the riverbank, he dries fishing nets in the sun;
a fattened mandarin fish will be a joy on his plate.

The Woodcutter:
He carries the firewood on his shoulder and crosses the stream;
selling it to places no farther than his immediate neighbours.
Why bother to chant and study the Classics?
Casting this aside, he tells his wife that he will never live the life of a scholar.

The Farmer:
Toils and sweats in the field under the lingering sun;
he snatches a moment of leisure by taking a nap in the cool shade.
Wealth and fame would not be in his dreams;
he only hopes for ample rain and sunshine for his crops.

The Scholar:
As ancient traditions prevail in villages around,
the white-haired farmer-scholar is tutoring his grandsons.
Prosperous farming and weaving will bring peace to the nation,
why bother discussing current affairs?