二八

有神人二八，連臂，為帝司夜於此野。

There are sixteen gods, arm to arm, who guard the night in this field for [the deity] Di.

二八齊容，起鄭舞些。

Sixteen women dressed alike rise to dance to the music of Zheng.

且以色論之，良家子女二八靑春有之，綢縷捲簾之間娼妓少婦有之，靑山白水寡婦之類有之，何必奪有夫之女乎？

Moreover, if we are to speak of sex, there are sixteen-year-old maidens among the children of good families; there are young prostitutes rolling up screens of silken thread; there are widows living by green hills and clear waters; why should he have had to seize a married woman?