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04道德经英译本85种-第330部分

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  And still preserves and still protects。
  For Dao begets but does not keep;
  Works its way but does not bind:
  Authority that does not rule。
  Such is the meaning of 揾idden power?

  52

  The world below has its gestation;
  We hold there抯 a mother of all below。
  The mother gained
  The children known;
  The children known;
  The mother regained;
  Then your life will not miscarry。
  Interdict all interactions;
  Seal and bar all gates and doors;
  Thus prevent debility。
  Open paths of interaction;
  Busy furthering your ends;
  Then never make recovery。
  True vision marks the smallest signs;
  Real strength keeps to the gentler way。
  Apply your view;
  But regain true vision抯 inner home。
  Fall not into life抯 misfortunes;
  Strive for the common lasting norm。

  53

  Grant me this: to firmly know
  That in walking the great high Way
  I shall fear only to deviate
  From the high way plain and fair;
  For to byways men are lightly drawn。
  The court is richly blessed;
  But the farm fields are wasting;
  And the bins bare of grain;
  And courtiers dress in elegance;
  Bear well…honed swords;
  Gorge on food and drink ?br》 This superflux of wealth and goods
  Is the piper抯 tune for thieves;
  The negation of the Way。

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  Virtue well…founded nothing uproots;
  Virtue fast…bound no one can steal;
  And this ensures through generations
  The sacred services be not cut off。
  Cultivated in his character;
  His virtue pure and simple。
  Cultivated in his clan;
  His virtue well suffices。
  Cultivated in his district;
  His virtue offers leadership。
  Cultivated in his kingdom;
  His virtue brings prosperity。
  Cultivate in this realm below;
  His virtue knows no limitation。
  This is the reason to consider
  Character in terms of character;
  Clan in terms of clan;
  District in terms of district;
  Kingdom in terms of kingdom;
  And the world below as the world below。
  How do I know this is true of the realm?
  By this very means。

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  Who holds within the fullest power
  To a newborn may compare;
  Which no insects stings;
  No wild beast seizes;
  No taloned bird snatches。
  Though soft…boned and weak…limbed; its grip is firm。
  Before it ever knows of intercourse;
  Its standing phallus knows its full life force。
  It cries all day without a loss of voice;
  A sign of its perfect balance。
  Knowing balance means constant norm;
  Knowing the norm means inner vision;
  Enhancing life means good fortune;
  Mind controlling spirit means inner strength。
  揃eware old age in pride of manly might;?br》 For that means working against the Way。
  揥ork against the Way; die before your day。?br》
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  Those who know it do not say it;
  Those who sat it do not know it。
  Those who know bar interaction;
  Shut and seal the gates and doors;
  They dull their keen edge and
  Resolve their differences;
  Reconcile the points of view
  And blend with the lowly dust。
  This we call sublime at…oneness。
  Favour affects them not;
  Nor disfavour;
  Neither advantage
  No injury;
  Neither honour
  Nor dishonour。
  Thus those who know are honoured in the world。

  57

  Rule kingdoms by right;
  Wage war by deceit;
  To win the world forsake ambition;
  How do I know that this is so?
  The more thou…shalt…nots for the world;
  The more the people are deprived。
  The more devices that bring gain;
  The more the clan and kingdom抯 bane。
  The more that clever crafts expand;
  The more strange artifacts abound。
  The more the laws and writs declared;
  The more that crime and violence spread。
  Hence the wise in rule have said;
  揗ay we under…govern and
  The ruled uplift themselves。
  May we forsake ambition and
  The ruled enrich themselves。
  May we have no more desire
  And the ruled keep their simple ways。?br》
  58

  Under rule restrained but caring
  Simple and wholesome stay the ruled;
  But under rule that probes and prods
  They connive and they contrive。
  Good fortune stands beside ill fate;
  Beneath good fortune ill fate hides。
  Who can find the turning point?
  For it there is no standard rule:
  Rule reverses to exception;
  Boon reverses to affliction;
  For which men have lost direction
  For a time of long duration。
  This is why the wise who rule
  Keep to the square but form no edge;
  Gather gains but will not thrust;
  Stay straight and true but cross no line;
  And shed light but not to blind。

  59

  For ruling men; for serving heaven;
  Nothing surpasses having in store。
  For it is having in store
  That we call taking precaution。
  And taking precaution we call
  Bent on amassing one抯 powers
  Means overcoming all obstacles。
  Overcoming all obstacles
  Means having no known turning point。
  Having no known turning point
  Gives dominion over the kingdom。
  The mother…source of this dominion
  Yields staying power ?br》 What is known as deep roots and strong base;
  The Way of extended life and sustained reflection。

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  Rule a great state as you cook a small fish。
  Through the Way take a ruler抯 place in the world;
  And the ghosts of the dead shall have no force。
  Is it that they have no force?
  Or that their force can do no harm?
  That their force can do no harm?
  Or that the wise lord does no harm?
  Nor ghosts nor wise lords doing harm
  To their joint virtue thus rebounds。

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  A mighty kingdom stays downstream;
  Female of this world below;
  Where all the courses intersect。
  Dam holding still has ever conquered sire。
  But to hold herself still
  She must remain below。
  By lying below a small kingdom
  A great one takes it over。
  By lying below a great kingdom
  A small state is taken over。
  A great kingdom seeks no more
  Than to absorb and protect。
  A small state no more than to enter its service。
  Thus for both to fulfill their desire
  Lower must the greater lie。

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  A midden for the myriad;
  The Way is sacred to men of merit
  And a safeguard to all who do wrong。
  Fine words may buy high station;
  Fine deeds win men抯 acclaim;
  But why turn from those who do wrong?
  For when the son of heaven is enthroned;
  And his three elder statesmen are installed;
  Better to counsel them in the Way
  Than ride an envoy抯 four…horse coach
  Heralded by the jade disc of state。
  Why did men of old honour the Way?
  Has it not been said; 揟hrough the Way
  Shall right be found; wrongdoers spared?
  For this the world honours the Way。

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  Do what is undone;
  Serve the unserved;
  Savour what lacks savour;
  Make bigger smaller; more less;
  Repay a wrong with friendly favour。
  Forestall trouble when it抯 easy to。
  Act on the major when it抯 still minor。
  For this world抯 troubles start with simple things;
  And major matters rise from little ones。
  Thus the wise; not making much of them;
  Can always see their great works through。
  But 搇ightly granted rarely honoured?
  And much too easy means much trouble。
  Even the wisest looks for the trouble ahead;
  And ends up with the trouble spared。

  64

  What抯 stable is easy to secure;
  The unmanifest to plan against;
  The fragile to splinter;
  The incipient to dissolve。
  Act before events occur:
  Decision can prevent disorder。
  A tree of girth
  Grows from a twig。
  A nine…tier tower
  From a basket of earth;
  And a thousand…mile journey
  Begins where one stands。
  Those who take the lead shall fail。
  Those who cling lose hold。
  This is why men of wisdom;
  Taking no lead; do not fail;
  Not clinging; do not lose hold。
  How often do people; assuming a task;
  Ruin it at the verge of success?
  Hence the saying;
  揅areful at the end as at the start;
  And your task shall not abort。?br》 This is why the worldly wise
  Seek what others do not seek;
  揚rize not goods hard to find;?br》 Learn what others do not learn:
  Redeem the wrongs many have done。
  In this way support and sustain
  The self…becoming of the myriad;
  And do not presume to act upon them。

  65

  Those of old who pursued the Way
  Never meant to make their people see;
  Their purpose was to keep them unaware。
  The people are harder to manage
  For knowing things。
  To have the learned govern the kingdom
  Is a bane to the kingdom。
  Not to have them
  Is a boon to the kingdom。
  Know always that this double dictum
  Defines a guide to judgement;
  Which when firmly fixed in mind
  May be called sublime virtue。
  Such virtue; deep and reaching far;
  In counter…motion like all things;
  Achieves congruence with the Way。

  66

  Why is it that the rivers and the ocean;
  Like kings; can lead the many valley streams?
  Knowing how to stay below; they
  Draw to them the many higher streams。
  For this reason wise and worldly rulers;
  Wishing to remain above their people;
  Need to stay below by what they say;
  Or if they wish to go before their people;
  They need to take their place behind。
  Beneath such rule the people feel no threat。
  All the world rejoices and supports them
  And never tries to cast such rulers off。
  Is it not because the will not strive
  That no one in this world can strive with them?

  67

  揂ll the world declares me great。?br》 Be great but do not seem to be。
  For it is seeming not to be
  That makes you great。
  Otherwise; by seeming so;
  You抎 long ago have ceased to matter。
  We have always our triple treasure;
  Which we rely upon and cherish:
  A mother抯 heart; a frugal hand; and
  No drive to boldly lead this world。?br》 A brave heart takes a mother抯 heart;
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