The rhyme is hyŏn/wŏn/ch’ŏn/jŏn/ch’ŏn; tones match except for the first and seventh lines. Verbal parallelism occurs in the second couplet; while not so clear in the third couplet, it is nevertheless implied.
The world compares you with the fierce tiger; why is your coat so dark?
Golden bright eyes scour the yard.
You sweep the terrain from end to end, then explode with a magic bound.
At the scratch of a rat, keen ears fling you into action.
Your dignified meow brings peace within the fence.
The way you play with a victim is a joy to see.
Harvest time in a farming household endures no loss;
praise of the cat has been in ancient books for three thousand years.
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