04道德经英译本85种-第222部分

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　　Engage　with　the　flashing　things　turn　back　to　Clarity　do　not　deliver　yourself　to　disaster。　This　is　cultivating　Steadiness。

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　　If　I　had　the　least　bit　of　understanding　I　would　walk　on　the　great　Way。　Only　display　will　be　dangerous。
　　The　great　Way　is　very　smooth　but　people　love　bypaths。
　　The　court　is　very　well　kept　the　fields　are　very　weedy　the　granaries　very　empty。
　　〃Their　clothes　are　fine　and　colourful　on　their　belts　are　sharp　swords；　they　are　filled　with　food　and　drink〃　a　superabundance　of　expensive　goods。　This　is　robbers　boasting；　certainly　not　the　Way。

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　　Excellently　founded：　it　will　not　be　uprooted　Excellently　embraced　and　cared　for：　it　will　not　slip　away　so　sons　and　grandsons　will　never　cease　to　offer　the　sacrifices。
　　Cultivate　It　in　your　person；　its　Te　will　be　pure　cultivate　It　in　the　clan；　its　Te　will　be　abundant　cultivate　It　in　the　village；　its　Te　will　be　lasting　cultivate　It　in　the　state；　its　Te　will　be　ample　cultivate　It　in　the　empire；　its　Te　will　be　all…embracing。
　　Yes：　Judge　a　person　taking　that　person　as　the　measure　judge　a　clan　taking　that　clan　as　the　measure　judge　a　village　taking　that　village　as　the　measure　judge　a　state　taking　that　state　as　the　measure　judge　the　world　taking　the　world　as　the　measure。
　　How　do　I　know　the　nature　of　the　world？　By　this。

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　　One　who　has　an　abundance　of　Te　is　like　a　newborn　child：　Poisonous　bugs　will　not　bite　it　fierce　beasts　will　not　snatch　it　birds　of　prey　will　not　attack　it。　Its　bones　are　Soft；　its　sinews　Weak；　but　its　grip　is　firm。
　　It　has　not　known　the　union　of　man　and　woman；　but　its　organs　get　aroused：　Vital　energy　at　its　height。
　　It　will　scream　all　day　without　getting　hoarse：　Harmony　at　its　height。　To　experience　Harmony　is　called　being　Steady　to　experience　Steadiness　is　called　Clarity。
　　'Increasing　life'：　ominous　'the　mind　controlling　the　ch'i'：　forcing。
　　Things　are　vigorous；　then　grow　old：　A　case　of　'not…Tao'。　Not…Tao；　soon　gone。

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　　Those　who　understand　are　not　talkers　talkers　don't　understand。
　　Close　your　eyes　shut　your　doors。　Dampen　the　passion　untie　the　tangles　make　the　flashing　things　harmonious　make　the　dust　merge　together。　This　is　called　the　mysterious　Merging。
　　Yes：　You　cannot　get　close　you　cannot　stay　away　you　cannot　help　It　you　cannot　harm　It　you　cannot　treasure　It　you　cannot　look　down　on　It。　Yes：　It　is　the　Treasure　of　the　World。

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　　〃Rule　the　kingdom　by　the　norm　wage　war　by　the　unexpected。〃　Take　over　the　world　by　Not　Working。　How　do　I　know　it　is　so？　By　this。
　　In　the　world：　The　more　rules　and　restrictions　there　are　the　poorer　the　people　will　be。　The　people：　The　more　'sharp　weapons'　they　have；　the　more　disordered　the　state　and　the　clans　will　be。
　　Men：　The　more　clever　and　skillful　they　are；　the　more　weird　things　will　start　to　happen。　The　more　you　publicize　rules　and　laws；　the　more　robbers　and　thieves　you　will　have。
　　Yes；　the　Wise　Person　says：　I　Do　Nothing；　and　the　people　transform　themselves。　I　love　Stillness；　and　the　people　bring　themselves　to　correctness。
　　I　do　No　Work；　and　the　people　enrich　themselves。　I　have　no　desires；　and　the　people　by　themselves　become　Simple。

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　　When　the　ruler　is　dull　and　incompetent；　the　people　are　pure　and　simple。　When　the　ruler　is　sharp　and　alert；　the　people　are　a　bad　lot。
　　〃Bad　luck：　good　luck　depends　on　it　good　luck：　bad　luck　hides　in　it。〃
　　Who　knows　where　this　ends？　There　is　no　norm。　What　accords　with　the　norm　turns　around　and　becomes　weird　what　is　excellent　turns　around　and　becomes　ominous。　〃People's　blindness　…　it　has　been　going　on　so　long　now。〃
　　And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Is　square　and　honest　but　does　not　cut　is　pointed　and　exact　but　does　not　hurt　is　straight　and　direct　but　not　tactless　shines　but　does　not　dazzle。

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　　〃When　it　comes　to　governing　the　people　and　serving　Heaven　there's　no　one　like　a　farmer。〃
　　Just　being　a　farmer　…　this　means　getting　dressed　early。　Getting　dressed　early　means　increasing　one's　store　of　Te　increasing　one's　store　of　Te；　then　nothing　is　impossible　nothing　impossible；　then　no　telling　the　limit　no　telling　the　limit；　then　one　can　possess　the　state。
　　One　who　possesses　the　Mother　of　the　state　can　last　a　long　time。
　　This　means　having　deep　roots　and　strong　foundations；　the　Way　of　'lasting　life；　good　eyesight　into　old　age'。

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　　Governing　a　large　state　is　like　cooking　a　small　fish。
　　Rule　the　world　by　Tao　then　ghosts　will　not　take　to　haunting。
　　It　is　not　that　the　ghosts　will　not　haunt　their　haunting　will　cause　no　hurt　to　humankind。　（It's　not　only　that　their　haunting　will　not　hurt　humankind；　the　Wise　Person　also　does　not　cause　hurt　to　them。
　　These　two　do　not　hurt　each　other。）　Yes；　Te　unifies　and　restores。

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　　The　great　state　is　a　low　and　easy　woman　for　the　world　the　one　the　Whole　world　unites　with。　Femininity　always　overcomes　Masculinity；　by　Stillness；　in　Stillness　it　takes　the　low　place。
　　Yes：　A　great　state；　by　putting　itself　lower　than　the　smaller　state；　will　win　out　over　the　smaller　state。　A　small　state；　by　putting　itself　lower　than　the　great　state；　will　win　out　over　the　great　state。
　　Yes：　One　puts　itself　lower　so　it　will　win　out；　if　the　other　gets　lower；　then　it　will　win。
　　（A　great　state　has　no　further　desire　than　to　embrace　and　protect　other　states。　A　small　state　has　no　further　desire　than　to　enter　and　serve　other　states。
　　So　both　get　what　they　want）　The　greatest　should　be　the　lowest。

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　　Tao　is　the　honoured　center　for　the　thousands　of　things。　The　treasure　of　the　good　what　protects　the　not　good。
　　Elegant　words　can　buy　and　sell　fine　conduct　gets　people　promoted。　People　who　are　not　good；　why　are　they　rejected？
　　Yes：　When　they　are　enthroning　the　Son　of　Heaven　or　installing　the　Three　Ministers　…　although　they　are　presenting　in　tribute　jade　medallions　out　in　front　of　four…horse　teams；　this　cannot　compare　to　sitting　and　setting　forth　this　Tao。
　　What　was　the　reason　that　the　ancients　treasured　this　Tao？　is　it　not　said：　〃By　it　the　seeker　obtains　by　it　the　guilty　escapes。〃　Yes：　It　is　the　Treasure　of　the　World。

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　　Be　a　Non　Doer　work　at　Not　Working　acquire　a　taste　for　that　which　has　no　taste。
　　Treat　small　things　as　though　they　were　great　treat　few　things　as　though　they　were　many。　〃Reward　what　is　injurious；　with　kind　Te。〃
　　Plan　difficult　things　focussing　on　the　easy　parts　do　great　things　focussing　on　the　small　details。
　　Difficult　tasks　in　the　world　always　begin　from　what　is　easy　great　tasks　in　the　world　always　begin　from　what　is　small。
　　And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Does　not　'do　great　things'　and　so　is　able　to　fulfill　his　greatness。
　　Yes：　Light　agreement　is　never　very　trustworthy　considering　everything　easy　makes　everything　difficult。
　　And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Treats　things　as　difficult；　and　in　the　end　has　no　difficulty。

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　　When　sitting　still；　they　are　easy　to　hold　down　no　omens　yet；　it　is　easy　to　plan　when　fragile；　they　are　easy　to　break　when　small；　they　are　easy　to　scatter。
　　Work　on　it　when　it　isn't　yet　put　it　in　order　when　it　is　not　yet　disordered。
　　A　tree　you　can　barely　get　your　arms　around；　grows　from　a　tiny　shoot　a　nine…story　tower　begins　as　a　heap　of　earth　a　thousand…mile　journey　begins　under　your　feet。
　　Working　ruins；　grasping　loses。　And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Does　not　work；　so　does　not　ruin　does　not　grasp；　so　does　not　lose。
　　Men　often　ruin　their　affairs　on　the　eve　of　success；　because　they　are　not　as　prudent　at　the　end　as　in　the　beginning。　The　wise　man　wills　what　others　do　not　will；　and　values　not　things　rare。　He　learns　what　others　learn　not；　and　gathers　up　what　they　despise。
　　And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Desires　to　be　desireless　does　not　prize　goods　hard　to　come　by　learns　to　be　un…leaned　turns　back　to　the　place　all　others　have　gone　on　from。　So　as　to　help　along　the　naturalness　of　the　thousands　of　things　with　out　presuming　to　be　a　Worker。

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　　Those　Excellent　at　doing　Tao　in　ancient　times　…　it　was　not　to　enlighten　the　people；　but　to　keep　them　stupid。
　　The　difficulty　in　governing　the　people　…　because　of　their　knowledge。　Yes：　By　〃Knowledge！〃　govern　the　state　…　a　crime　against　the　state。　By　〃Ignorance！〃　govern　the　state　…　a　boon　to　the　state。
　　Always：　To　understand　these　two　lines；　is　also　to　understand　the　Ideal　Pattern。　Always：　To　understand　the　Ideal　Pattern；　is　to　have　mysterious　Te。
　　Mysterious　Te　is　deep；　far…reaching；　in　opposition　to　things　…　only　afterward　comes　the　Great　Harmony。

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　　The　Yang…tze　and　the　ocean：　How　are　they　able　to　be　Kings　of　the　hundred　streams？　Because　they　excel　at　being　low　…　this　is　how　they　are　able　to　be　Kings　of　the　hundred　streams。
　　And　so：　Wishing　to　be　high　above　the　people；　you　must　by　your　speech　put　yourself　at　the　bottom　Wishing　to　be　out　in　front　of　the　people；　you　must　put　your　self　in　the　last　place。
　　And　so；　the　Wise　Person：　Stands　above；　but　the　people　are　not　weighed　down　stands　out　in　front；　but　the　people　are　not　harmed　and　so　the　world　delights　in　praising　him；　and　does　not　tire。
　　Because　of　his　not　contending　no　one　in　the　world　can　contend　with　him。

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　　Everyone　in　the　world　says　of　me：　'great　…　but　doesn't　seem　normal。'　It's　just　'greatness'　…　that's　why　it　does　not　seem　normal。　If　I　were　normal；　I'd　have　been　of　little　worth　for　a　long　time　now。
　　I　have　three　treasures；　I　protect　and　keep　hold　of　them。　The　first　is　called　'gentleness'　the　second　is　called　'frugality'　the　third　is　called　'not　presuming　to　act　like　leader　of　the　world。'
　　Gentle；　so　able　to　be　bold　frugal；　so　able　to　be　lavish　not　presuming　to　act　like　leader　of　the　world；　so　able　to　become　head　of　a　government。
　　Now：　To　be　bold　without　being　gentle　to　be　lavish　without　being　frugal　to　act　like　leader　without　putting　oneself　last：　This　is　death。
　　Yes；　gentleness：　〃Attack　with　it　and　you　will　win　defend　with　it　and　you　will　stand　firm。〃　When　Heaven　wants　to　rescue　someone；　it　surrounds　him　with　a　wall　of　gentleness。

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　　The　best　soldier　is　not　warlike　the　best　fighter　shows　no　anger
　　the　one　best　at　defeating　the　enemy　does　not　engage　him　the　one　best　at　managing　people　puts　himself　below　them。
　　This　is　the　Te　of　n