《官仓鼠》是唐代诗人曹邺的作品。此诗借用官仓鼠比喻肆无忌惮地搜刮民脂民膏的贪官污吏。全诗词浅意深,含蓄委婉,但诗人的意图并不隐晦,辛辣地讽刺了大小官吏只管中饱私囊、不问军民疾苦的腐朽本质。
《官仓鼠》 曹邺
官仓老鼠大如斗,见人开仓亦不走。
健儿无粮百姓饥,谁遣朝朝入君口?
Hamsters in Government-Owned Barns
By Cao Ye
Each of those barn hamsters is about the size of a pail,
They are not man-shy because they in government barns stay.
At the same time all soldiers and civilians are hungry,
Who lets them eat government grain at their will day by day?