《洗儿戏作》是宋代文学家苏轼创作的一首七绝。全诗以一个“望”字，写尽了人们对孩子的期待;以一个“误”字，道尽了作者一生的遭遇。后两句是气话，是颠倒过来说的人生感慨。此诗表面上写的是孩子的教育话题，实则对官场进行了嬉笑式的讽刺，表现了作者玩世不恭、愤世嫉俗之意。
《洗儿戏作》 苏轼
人皆养子望聪明，我被聪明误一生。
惟愿孩儿愚且鲁，无灾无难到公卿。
The Washing of the Infant
Su Shi
Most men, bringing up sons, wish for them intellect;
But I by my intellect have had a lifetime of failure.
I would only desire that my child should be simple and dull,
That with no ill fortune and no trouble he may attain to highest office.
