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04道德经英译本85种-第6部分

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  Be free of self。
  Be free of want。
  Be free of all that's taught as true;
  and thus be free of troubles; too。

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  Twixt yea and nay;
  how much difference to convey?
  Twixt good and bad;
  how much difference to be had?
  Whom others fear
  ought others fear。

  How very vexing
  it's all so perplexing!

  Others revel in life;
  celebrating and going places。
  Still am I; and give no sign;
  as if a newborn yet to smile。
  桝nd I; I with nowhere to return。

  Others have stuff; more than enough。
  梂hile I; I have nothing。

  A fool in deed; a fool indeed。

  Others seem so clear;
  while I; I seem so lost。
  Others seem so alert;
  while I; I seem so plain。

  As nebulous as the ocean wide。
  Adrift to every breath of wind。

  While all seem busy toward some purpose;
  I am plainly good for nothing。

  Ah; to be unlike the masses!
  To engulf nature whole
  and be engulfed by her!

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  Integrity means to follow the Way; fully the Way;
  ever so elusive and ineffable。

  Elusive and ineffable!
  梐nd yet it holds true form。
  Ineffable and elusive!
  梐nd yet it holds true substance。
  How close; how dark; how deep within!
  梐nd yet it holds an essence;
  a touchstone of one's faith。

  Since antiquity; its name has been preserved;
  an echoing of how all things began。
  How can one know of things remote?
  桞y what is deep within。

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  Yield and be preserved。
  Bend and be restraightened。
  Empty and be filled。
  Exhaust and be renewed。
  Have little and be enriched。
  Have much and be overwhelmed。

  The sage holds fast to integrity
  and shows the Way for all to see。
  Not displaying himself; he shines as an example。
  Not promoting himself; he is known by all。
  Not crediting himself; he is recognized;
  Not lauding himself; he is remembered。

  He does not compete;
  hence no one can get the better of him。
  Just so:
  Who yields is preserved。

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  Nature works without words。
  Just so for men。

  No windstorm lasts all morning。
  No downpour lasts all day。
  Nature cannot sustain them。
  Just so for men。

  Who follows the Way is one with the Way。
  Who expresses integrity is one with integrity。
  Who welcomes loss is one with less。

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  Who lifts himself too high can't hold a stance。
  Who takes too giant a stride can't make advance。
  Who gives himself the credit eclipses others finding merit。
  Who prides himself on end soon finds himself without a friend。
  In every instance such as these
  the voyager on the Way can see
  excess baggage and goods none need。

  What's not in nature's economy;
  abandon for integrity。

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  Something there once was;
  vaguely formed; yet complete unto itself;
  emerging afore heaven and earth;
  without voice; without dimension;
  without otherness; without change;
  whence all things were born。
  Who knows its name?
  I know it as 〃the Way。〃
  If name there be;
  then call it 〃Great〃。
  梖or great means ever…flowing;
  ever…flowing; hence far…reaching。
  Far…reaching; it may come full circle。

  The Way is great;
  heaven is great;
  earth is great;
  and so is the man of integrity!
  Men accord with earth;
  earth with heaven;
  heaven with the Way;
  and the Way upon itself unfolds。

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  In gravity is levity grounded。
  In stillness is unrest mastered。

  Provisions weigh down a journey;
  yet wise men travel not far without them。
  Amusements beckon beyond the walls;
  yet wise men calmly stay at home。

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  Who travels well leaves no trace。
  Who speaks well leaves no discord。
  Who reckons well leaves no tally。

  Who secures well uses neither board nor lock;
  yet what he closes; no one can open。
  Who binds well uses neither cord nor knot;
  yet what he binds; no one can undo。

  Who follows the Way well
  leaves none untended;
  leaves none behind;
  leaves naught to waste。
  Such is listening to the light within。

  Good men are to bad men teachers。
  Bad men are to good men responsibilities。
  Who does not respect his teacher?br》 or his responsibility?br》 whatever else he knows;
  wants wisdom。
  Such is the subtle essence。

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  Knowing the masculine;
  embrace the feminine。
  Be a channel for all under heaven:
  integrity will ever flow through you
  and return you to the state of a newborn。
  Knowing honor;
  embrace humility。
  Be a valley for all under heaven:
  integrity will ever flow towards you
  and return you to an unhewn block。
  Knowing whiteness;
  embrace the dark void。
  Be a guide for all under heaven:
  integrity will never mislead you
  and will return you to the everlasting。

  When hewn;
  the native block is fashioned into tools;
  tools which serve the interests of the few。
  A wise man knows how not to hew。

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  Some men try to seize the world
  and shape it as they please;
  but how can they succeed?
  The world is a vessel complete unto itself。
  Who tries to shape it; fails。
  Who tries to grasp it; loses。

  Some creatures plunge ahead; some pause behind。
  Some breathe in fits; some breathe more gently。
  Some resist; some yield to danger。
  Some fill themselves; some become empty and hollow。

  A person of integrity endeavors ever to be free:
  free of extremes;
  free of excess;
  free of extraordinary extravagance。

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  Who serves a ruler with the Way
  refrains from force of arms。
  For who wields weapons; weapons can betray。

  Where troops have camped; the brambles grow。
  Where war has raged; the harvest's low。

  Who leads an army well resolves his purpose;
  absent force; absent reward。
  He meets the purpose; not to boast of power。
  He meets the purpose; not to bask in fortune。
  He meets the purpose; not to brag with glory。
  Rather; he meets the purpose with full regret
  because the purpose must be met。

  All things flourish; then decay。
  One cannot ever force the Way。
  What goes against it soon dies away。

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  Weapons bode not well。
  All creatures under heaven fear them。
  Who follows the Way honors them not;
  and adopts them only at the last。

  Who prizes peace will not prettify a weapon。
  Who prettifies a weapon finds delight in slaughter。
  Who finds delight in slaughter is not fit
  to steward creatures under heaven。

  How should a commander in war position himself?
  梂here he can see the sadness; not the triumph。
  When many people die; one weeps in sorrow。
  To mark a victory; mourn what is lost。

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  The Way is ever nameless;
  a modest the unhewn block。
  Yet none dare not respect it。
  If one instilled its simpleness;
  all things in nature would acquiesce。
  Heaven and earth would reunite。
  A gentle dew would fall。
  Peace and order; unenforced;
  among the people would reign。

  When once the block is hewn;
  things multiply and names ensue。
  Knowing when to end
  frees one from peril。

  All under heaven is received into the Way;
  like valley streams cascading to the sea。

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  Who understand others has knowledge。
  Who understands himself is enlightened。
  Who overcomes others has power。
  Who overcomes himself has strength。
  Who values just what suffices is rich。
  Who perseveres has strength of purpose。
  Who finds where he belongs; endures。
  Who leaves memories when he dies; lives on。

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  How great the Way;
  like a flooding river flowing left and right!
  Holding nothing back; it gives to all in need
  and makes no claim upon them。

  All creatures return to it; yet it rules none:
  how small it seems。
  It rules none; yet all creatures return to it:
  how great it seems。

  By never seeking greatness;
  greatness comes。

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  Cultivate the void。
  Hold fast to the center。
  All creatures will pass your way;
  for in stillness no harm dwells。

  Voyagers pass by way of music and fine food。
  To them how bland the Way will seem。
  Looking; you cannot see it。
  Listening; you cannot hear it。
  Yet when summoned; it ever flows freely。

  36

  What one would reduce
  first stretch to its limit。
  What one would weaken;
  first consolidate。
  What one would cast down;
  first elevate。
  What one would seize;
  first forsake。
  Such is subtle insight。

  To the flexible and yielding
  the hard and strong give way。

  No more than a fish out of water
  should one see a ruler's hand at work。

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  The Way is ever nameless。
  When leaders of the land respect it;
  all creatures of themselves transcend。
  If yet intent should well;
  invoke the nameless unhewn block。
  Nameless; all will be free of want。
  Ever simple; all will be filled with wonder。
  Whereupon; all will be well with the world。

  38

  Integrity never concerns those who express it;
  while obsessing those who want to possess it。

  With integrity one has no motive and does not act;
  and nothing's left undone。
  With humanism; no motive still; and though one acts;
  nothing is disturbed。
  With justice one has a motive and also acts;
  and much is left undone。
  With rectitude one acts; and when no one responds;
  he rolls his sleeves and coerces them。

  When the Way is lost;
  it yields to integrity; integrity to humanism;
  humanism to justice; and justice to propriety。
  So do trust and order wane;
  reduced to florid protocol;
  wherein nonsense blooms。

  Greatness dwells in substance; not in surfaces;
  in the fruit and not the flower;
  in releasing what is without for what is within。

  39

  Long ago; many attained oneness。
  Heaven became pure。
  Earth be
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