Inscription for Yoso's Hermitage

The temples are wealthy but the Gozan are declining;
there are only false masters, there are no true masters.
I would like to pick up a pole and become a fisherman,
but these days, on the lakes and seas, a contrary wind blows.
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Ikkyu Sojun
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