04道德经英译本85种-第223部分

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　　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　not　contending　this　is　the　power　to　manage　people。　This　is　being　the　Counterpart　of　Heaven　equalling　the　very　best　of　the　ancients。

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　　Military　men　have　a　saying：　〃I　do　not　presume　to　act　as　master；　I　act　as　guest　I　do　not　presume　to　advance　an　inch；　I　retreat　a　foot。〃
　　This　is　like　〃going　forward　without　going　forward　rolling　up　the　sleeves　but　baring　no　arm　attacking　without　showing　hostility　drawing　with　no　sword。〃
　　Nothing　brings　greater　disaster　than　the　motto：　〃The　enemy　is　nothing。〃　Thinking；　〃the　enemy　is　nothing〃：　close　to　losing　my　Treasure。
　　Yes；　when　they　cross　weapons　and　attack　each　other　the　one　in　mourning　will　win。

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　　My　words　are　very　easy　to　understand；　very　easy　to　practice。　No　one　in　the　world　can　understand；　No　one　can　practice　them。
　　The　words　have　an　ancestor　the　practice　has　a　master。　They　just　do　not　understand　and　so　they　do　not　understand　me。　（So　few　understand　me　…　a　rare　treasure　indeed。）
　　And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Dressed　in　shabby　clothes；　jade　under　his　shirt。

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　　〃Aware　but　not　aware　of　it：　a　high　thing。〃　Not　aware　but　aware　of　it：　sick　of　this。　Simply　sick　of　the　sickness　…　and　so　no　longer　sick。
　　The　Wise　Person's　lack　of　this　sickness：　He　became　sick　of　being　sick；　and　so　he's　no　longer　sick。

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　　When　the　people　are　not　in　awe　of　your　majesty　then　great　majesty　has　been　achieved。
　　Do　not　restrict　where　they　can　live　do　not　tire　them　out　by　taxing　what　they　live　on。　Simply　do　not　tire　them　and　they　will　not　tire　of　you。
　　And　so；　the　Wise　Person：　Knows　himself　does　not　make　a　show　of　himself。　Loves　himself　does　not　exalt　himself。　Yes；　he　leaves　'that'　aside；　and　attends　to　'this。'

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　　〃One　who　shows　bravery　by　being　daring　will　get　killed　one　who　shows　bravery　by　not　being　daring　will　survive。'
　　But　in　both　these　cases：　〃Sometimes　it　helps；　sometimes　it　harms。〃　〃What　Heaven　picks　to　hate　…　who　knows　the　reason？〃　And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Treats　things　as　difficult。
　　Heaven's　Way：　Not　contending；　but　excels　at　overcoming　not　speaking；　but　excels　in　getting　answers　not　summoning；　but　people　come　of　themselves　lax；　but　excels　at　organization。
　　Heaven's　net　is　very　wide　…　loosely　woven；　but　it　lets　nothing　slip　by。

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　　〃The　people　are　always　lacking　in　the　fear　of　death。〃　Then　why　frighten　them　with　death？
　　Supposing　the　people　always　had　the　fear　of　death；　and　we　could　catch　law　breakers　and　kill　them　…　who　would　dare？
　　There　is　always　The　Executioner　…　he　does　the　killing。　Doing　the　killing　in　The　Executioner's　place；　this　is　like　〃doing　the　cutting　in　the　master　carpenter's　place。〃　One　who　cuts　in　the　master　carpenter's　place　…　seldom　it　is　he　does　not　cut　his　hand。

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　　'The　people　are　starving。'　It　is　because　those　high　up　eat　too　much　tax　grain；　this　is　why　they　are　starving。
　　'The　people　are　hard　to　govern。'　It　is　because　there　is　Working　among　those　high　up；　this　is　why　they　are　hard　to　govern。
　　'The　people　take　death　lightly。'　It　is　because　they　pursue　a　lavish　life；　this　is　why　they　take　death　lightly。　Simply：　Those　who　do　not　Work　at　'living'　…　these　are　better　men　than　those　who　'love　life。'

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　　People　begin　life　Soft　and　Weak　when　they　are　dead　they　are　hard　and　firm。
　　Among　the　thousands　of　things：　Grass　and　trees　begin　life　Soft　and　tender　when　they　are　dead　they　are　withered　and　brittle。
　　Yes；　strength　and　hardness　accompany　death　Softness　and　Weakness　accompany　life。
　　And　so：　With　a　battle　axe　too　hardened；　you　cannot　win　when　a　tree　becomes　hard；　then　comes　the　axe。
　　The　strong　and　the　great　stand　lowest　the　Soft　and　Weak　stand　highest。

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　　Heaven's　Way　is　like　the　stringing　of　a　bow：　It　pulls　down　what　is　high　it　lifts　up　what　is　low　it　takes　away　from　what　has　an　abundance　to　give　to　what　has　not　enough。
　　Heaven's　Way：　Take　away　from　what　has　an　abundance　help　along　what　has　not　enough。　People's　way　is　not　like　this：　Take　away　from　what　has　not　enough　to　offer　it　to　what　has　an　abundance。
　　Who　can　have　an　abundance　to　offer　the　world？　Only　the　one　who　has　Tao。
　　And　so　the　Wise　Person：　Works　but　does　not　rely　on　this　achieves　successes　but　does　not　dwell　in　them　has　no　desire　to　show　off　his　worth。

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　　Nothing　in　the　world　is　Softer　or　Weaker　than　water。　But　when　it　attacks　what　is　hard　and　strong　none　of　them　can　win　out；　because　they　have　no　way　of　affecting　it。
　　Softness　overcomes　what　is　hard　Weakness　overcomes　what　is　unyielding。　Everyone　in　the　world　understands　it　no　one　can　practice　it。
　　And　so　the　Wise　Person　says：　Taking　on　a　state's　dirt　makes　one　lord　of　its　earth　altars　taking　on　a　state's　misfortunes　makes　one　King　of　the　world。　Right　words　seem　the　opposite。

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　　〃When　great　hostilities　are　smoothed　over　there　is　always　some　hostility　left。〃　How　could　this　be　considered　good？
　　And　so　the　Wise　Person：　〃Keeps　hold　of　the　left…hand　contract　tally；　and　doesn't　make　demands　on　others。〃
　　One　who　has　Te　is　concerned　with　fulfilling　his　contract　one　who　does　not　have　Te　concerns　himself　with　collecting　his　due。
　　Heaven's　Way：　Not　to　have　personal　favourites；　but　to　be　invariably　good　to　all。

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　　Oh　for　a　small　country　with　few　people！　Supposing　there　were　men　with　the　talents　of　dozens　and　hundreds；　but　no　one　employed　them。　Supposing　the　people　took　death　seriously；　and　did　not　travel　far　distances。
　　Although　there　exist　boats　and　carriages；　they　have　no　occasion　to　ride　in　them。　Although　there　exist　armour　and　weapons；　they　have　no　occasion　to　show　them　off。
　　Supposing　people　returned　to　knotting　cords；　and　using　this　as　writing。　They　find　their　food　savoury　they　find　their　clothes　elegant　they　are　content　with　their　homes　they　are　fond　of　their　folkways。
　　Neighbouring　states　are　in　sight　of　one　another　so　they　hear　the　sounds　of　each　others'　dogs　and　roosters　…　but　people　reach　old　age　and　die　with　no　comings　and　goings　between　them。

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　　Sincere　words　are　not　elegant　elegant　words　are　not　sincere。
　　Excellence　is　not　winning　arguments　winning　arguments　is　not　being　Excellent。
　　Understanding　is　not　wide　learning　wide　learning　is　not　understanding。
　　The　Wise　Person　does　not　store　up　for　himself。　By　working　for　others　he　increases　what　he　himself　possesses。　By　giving　to　others　he　gets　increase　for　himself　more　and　more。
　　〃Heaven's　Way：　to　benefit　and　not　to　harm。〃　The　Way　of　the　Wise　Person：　to　work　and　not　contend。　　




　

　　
English_Larose_TTK
　　Das　Tao　Te　King　von　Lao　Tse
　　English　interpretation　by
　　Ray　Larose；　~　2000

　　Vorwort/Foreword

　　Following　is　a　translation　of　the　Dao　De　Jing　as　seen　by　Siji　Tzu。　The　original　work　was　aimed　at　the　people　and　those　wishing　to　lead　the　people。　This　translation　of　the　original　Chinese　texts　brings　the　philosophies　of　Lao　Tzu　into　a　fresh　light。　It　has　been　broken　up　into　two　sections　for　you　to　follow。　The　Dao　Jing　and　the　De　Jing。　This　is　the　only　place　that　currently　holds　this　wonderful　translation。

　　The　setting　is　in　the　Valley　of　the　Mountains　in　Siji　Tzu's　village　on　a　warm　spring　morning。　Gathered　are　a　group　of　students　sitting　on　the　rivers　edge。　The　sun　is　rising　over　a　mountain　behind　Siji　Tzu。　The　grass　they　sit　on　is　a　deep　green。　The　river　and　sky　are　of　deep　blues。　

　　From　memory；　Siji　Tzu　recites　his　interpretation　of　the　Dao　De　Jing　in　words　he　feels　will　relay　its　true　meaning　to　his　students。　Though　the　thoughts　are　of　the　great　master；　Lao　Tzu；　the　heart　of　this　text　is　of　Siji　Tzu。　

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　　Green　tea　is　wonderful。　There　are　many　words　that　can　describe　its　aroma；　its　flavor。　I　can　tell　you　of　the　temperature　of　the　tea　as　I　sip　it　from　its　cup。　The　smells　that　fill　my　nose　just　as　my　tongue　tastes　the　first　drips。　I　can　explain　to　you　the　benefits　of　the　tea。　But；　you　still　have　not　experienced　the　tea。　You　only　have　a　rude　concept　of　what　it　might　be。　Unless　you　sip　from　the　cup　yourself；　you　are　not　experiencing　the　real。　And　this　is　true　with　the　Dao。

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　　Walk　through　a　garden。　Do　you　see　beautiful　flowers？　If　they　are　beautiful　to　the　eye　and　nose；　then　you　must　also　label　what　is　ugly。　Describe　a　neighbor　as　a　good　person　and　another　person　becomes　bad。　Loud　and　quiet。　Soft　and　hard。　Before　and　after。　The　existence　of　each　creates　the　other。　Teach　without　word。　Study　and　then　forget。　Let　the　tide　ebb　and　flow。

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　　Put　a　value　on　items　in　the　village　and　people　will　want　to　steal　them。　Put　a　value　on　leaders　and　people　will　want　to　overthrow　them。　Prize　a　songbird　and　he　will　become　caged。　Lose　this　concept。　Empty　your　mind　of　such　notions。　Desires　and　wants　lead　you　away　from　the　Dao。　Wu…wei　brings　you　closer。

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　　Each　day　I　enjoy　tea。　I　talk　of　it　often。　I　have　a　wooden　container　I　use　each　morning　to　draw　water　from　the　well。　I　bring　the　water　into　my　home　and　heat　it　over　a　fire。　I　choose　a　tea　to　steep　and　then　enjoy　it　while　watching　the　sunrise。　Each　morning　I　take　what　I　need　from　the　well。　Each　morning　it　provides。　It　has　always　been　there。　Perhaps　it　always　will。

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　　Nature　does　not　make　one　species　evil　or　another　pleasant。　Nor　does　she　judge　the　species　of　their　actions。　A　bird　of　prey　can　pounce　a　harmless　mouse。　A　doe　can　sip　from　the　river。　Each　is　the　same。　It　does　not　matter。

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　　As　told　by　the　ages；　everything　is　of　the　Dao。　Everything　is　not　the　Dao。　We　are　all　born　with　it。　We　are　all　born　without　it。　If　you　will　use　it；　then　use　it。

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　　What　has　no　beginning　can　have　no　end。　What　has　no　self…desire　is　available　for　all。　Separate　yourself　from　possessions　and　desires　and　you　will　be　one。　Not　wanting；　you　will　have　everything　you　need。

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　　Behind　me　are　tall　mountain　peaks。　Behind　you　is　a　valley　river。　The　water　makes　its　way　from　the　sky　to　the　peaks。　The　peaks　to　the　river。　Along　its　journey；　a　doe　will　sip　from　it。　A　tree　will　sink　its　roots　into　it。　A　murderer　will　wash　the　blood　from　his　hands　in　it。　The　water　does　not　care。　Th