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04道德经英译本85种-第10部分

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  He won抰 fight
  And therefore he is impeccable

  9

  It is better to carry an empty barrel than a full one
  Sharpen a knife until it is razor…sharp and it won抰 last long
  When a house is filled with valuables; it is impossible to guard
  When wealth and ambition make one arrogant; it will lead to a fall
  When fame and success menace you; pull back
  That抯 the only road to true bliss

  10

  Can you empty your head and lastingly lose yourself in Creation?
  Can you live up to your nature and become like a child?
  Can you purify the doors of perception and see clearly again?
  Can you love your fellow man and serve mankind disinterestedly?
  Can you go in and out of the narrow gate without any effort?
  Can you be in the world without being possessed by it?
  Can you realize that you can抰 know anything and therefore understand everything?
  Nature brings forth everything and feeds everything
  She brings forth but possesses nothing
  She does everything disinterestedly and asks for nothing
  She leads but demands nothing
  That is what people call the incomprehensibility of Nature

  11

  Thirty spokes unite within the nave
  But the wheel is only useful because of the cavity inside the nave
  Clay is kneaded into vases
  But the utility is determined by the cavity
  When building a house they leave blank spots in the walls for doors and windows
  But the utility of the house depends on the cavity inside
  Therefore; that which exists is useful
  But the cavity makes it possible

  12

  All those artificial colours blind people抯 eyes
  All that man…made music deafens people's ears
  All those various flavours dull our taste
  Horse races and hunting drive people crazy
  The desire for scarce goods
  Hinders people from going on the straight and simple path
  Therefore the wise finds his satisfaction
  In feeding himself and then he won抰 exhaust his eyes
  Therefore he does this and leaves that

  13

  Watch out for gratitude and criticism
  Honour and misfortune are as disastrous as having character
  What does that say?
  Watch out for gratitude and criticism?
  Watch out for gratitude; because it originates from submission
  Watch out for criticism; because it comes from superior power
  Therefore; watch out for gratitude and criticism
  What does it mean that honour and misfortune are as bad as having character?
  Disasters come over us because we抳e got something to lose
  If we had nothing to lose; which disasters could still strike us?
  Therefore: to him who considers himself just as worthy as the world;
  Mankind can entrust the world
  And to him who loves himself and the world just as unconditionally;
  Mankind can entrust the care for the world

  14

  We look at it but we do not see it and we call it the invisible
  We listen to it but don抰 hear it and we call it the inaudible
  We grope at it but never touch it and we call it the untouchable
  The invisible; the inaudible and the untouchable come together in one
  There is no light when it rises
  There is no darkness when it descends
  Continuously; constantly; but it cannot be put into words
  And it returns to nothing
  This is what they call the form of the formless; the image of the invisible
  People call it indefinite and impalpable
  You won抰 see it from the front
  You won抰 see it from behind
  One who lives after their original conscience; lives in the present
  And understands everything that has ever been
  That is living according to nature

  15

  The wise of old were profound and acute
  People thought of them as unfathomable 
  Because they where unfathomable; I抣l try to sketch their way of living:
  They seemed cautious; like people who cross a wintry river
  They seemed irresolute; as if danger was threatening everywhere
  They seemed dignified; as if they where guests
  They seemed natural; like raw wood
  They seemed empty; like a valley
  They seemed opaque; like muddy water 
  How can one make muddy water clear?
  Stagnation will settle the mud down and the water will become clear
  Let everything happen as it happens and you will come to rest
  The head of the wise is empty; he does not search for anything and expects nothing
  He is empty; everlasting; youthful and not caught in time
  He is perfect

  16

  One who has an empty head is satisfied; One who is satisfied has an empty head
  All creatures exert and come to rest
  All plants grow to maturity and come to rest
  That final rest is what抯 called being done; completion
  Returning to nature is what抯 called eternal life
  Living in the present is called being enlightened 
  One who is not enlightened lives in confusion and misery
  One who lives according to his nature understands everything and is forbearing
  One who is forbearing is righteous
  One who is righteous is royal
  One who is royal is divine
  One who is divine knows oneself
  One who knows oneself has eternal life
  One who has eternal life is not afraid to die

  17

  Of the wise of old; people only knew that they existed
  Later on they loved them and admired them
  Thereafter they got scared of them
  And finally the wise were seen as despicable
  One who can抰 trust oneself; can抰 trust another
  How cautious were the first with their words
  They proceeded so cautiously that when they where done
  The people thought they did it themselves

  18

  When people deviate from their nature
  Friendliness and righteousness became merits to be earned
  Knowledge and cleverness came into being and lying started to rule
  Relatives came into conflict with each other and loving each other became a duty
  Cause when mankind and families get confused
  Allegiance becomes an order

  19

  Dispose yourself of worldly knowledge and cleverness
  And it will only be good for mankind
  Stop pretending to be nice and fair; but be it
  Then people will love each other unconditionally
  Dispose yourself of the work of your hands and stop serving your self…interest
  And there will be no thieves or robbers anymore
  But these three things won抰 be enough
  What it抯 really about is turning back to simplicity
  Giving up your selfishness and not wishing for anything

  20

  When you unlearn what you have learned; you will be free from worries
  We抳e learned that there is but little difference between yes and yes ; but
  That there is a big difference between good and evil
  That we have to be scared of what others are scared of
  What an endless pack of bullshit
  Everybody is restless and excited like they are watching a soccer game
  Only I am at rest and unwound and I don抰 have to do those things and like a child; I want nothing
  I'm not attached to anything and don抰 have to go anywhere in particular
  The others already have so much and still they want more
  Only I seem to have lost everything
  They think I抦 crazy and confused
  People seem to be bright and clever
  And think that I am naive and foolish
  It looks like I blow with the wind and don抰 seem to find rest anywhere
  The others seem to know so much
  And in their eyes I am nothing but a boor
  I am only different because I live according to my nature

  21

  A righteous and blissful life is approachable only when you follow your conscience
  The conscience is invisible and impalpable。 How can you follow it?
  It speaks through images; like shadows in the dark
  But how faintly and obscurely
  The conscience is hidden but it carries the essentials of everything inside
  The true life…force shelters itself inside conscience
  Everything people know deeply inside is stowed within the conscience
  It has always been there since the beginning; with many different names
  The conscience separates truth from lie
  How do I know all this?
  My conscience has told me that it's so

  22

  Dissension becomes unity
  The impure becomes pure
  The voids shall be filled
  The old becomes new
  One who has nothing; receives everything
  One who has a lot; receives nothing
  One who is wise cherishes simplicity and in this way he is an example to the world
  He is modest and therefore he excels
  He doesn抰 have to prove himself and that抯 why people trust his words
  He has nothing to defend and therefore he is invulnerable
  So the aphorism of the wise of old 揟he imperfect becomes perfect?is true
  The perfect considers the world as his home

  23

  One who knows oneself doesn抰 need a lot of words
  A whirlwind doesn抰 last all morning
  A shower doesn抰 last a whole day
  Where do wind and rain come from?
  They sprout from nature
  If nature doesn抰 endure its rains and storms
  Then why should a human being have to talk so much?
  So the One who follows his conscience; coincides with his conscience
  One who lives an exemplary life; will be an example
  One who loses oneself; doesn抰 know who he is anymore
  One who finds oneself; finds bliss
  One who loses oneself; loses true life
  One who does not trust oneself; will not be trusted

  24

  One who stands on tiptoe; doesn抰 stand firmly
  One who walks in a forced way; doesn抰 come far
  One who is vain; doesn抰 shine
  One who justifies oneself; isn抰 credible
  One who brags; will be unmasked
  One who works one抯 way up; humiliates oneself
  To a wise man these are nothing but follies
  One who lives righteously and honestly; refrains oneself from these things

  25

  Before Creation revealed itself
  There was already something; perfect but formless
  Quiet and unchanging
  Ubiquitous and inexhaustible
  People might consider it as the creating force of everything that is
  I cannot describe it; but I just call it Tao
  If I have to interpret it ; I would name it 揟he Univ
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