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04道德经英译本85种-第65部分

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  He who conquers himself is strong。
  He who feels contented is rich;
  He who acts forcefully is determined。
  He who does not lose his center endures;
  He who dies but is not forgotten enjoys long life。

  34

  How the great Tao flows everywhere!
  All things depend on it for life and it never turns away from them;
  It completes the work successfully without seeking recognition;
  It protects and nurtures all things without becoming their master。
  Always devoid of desire may be an insignificant accomplishment;
  All things follow it without becoming their master has to be a great accomplishment。
  Just because it has no desire to be great;
  It can achieve greatness。

  35

  Whoever has a firm hold on the big form;
  The entire world will follow him。
  They will experience no harm;
  But security; peace and comfort。
  Having food and music;
  Even passers…by stop。
  Talking about Tao is tasteless and plain。
  And it is:
  Invisible by looking;
  Inaudible by listening and
  Inexhaustible by using。

  36

  In order to contract it; first allow it to expand。
  In order to weaken it; first allow it to strengthen;
  In order to eliminate it; first allow it to grow;
  In order to take away from it; first allow it to receive。
  These are called common sense which includes:
  The soft and weak overcome the hard and strong;
  A fish should not leave deep water;
  State抯 sharp weapons should not be shown to others。

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  Tao forever takes no action but nothing is left undone。
  If barons and kings were able to keep faith in it;
  All things will transform spontaneously on their own。
  Should selfish desires arise anew;
  I shall counter them with natural goodness yet unnamed。
  What the unnamed natural goodness brings;
  Is but the riddance of selfish desires。
  Riddance of selfish desires will bring forth tranquility;
  Then peace would naturally prevail in the world。

  38

  The people of high virtue show no appearance of virtue; they are thus virtuous;
  The people of low virtue lose no appearance of virtue; they are thus not virtuous。
  The people of high virtue take no action; but with no ulterior motive;
  The people of low virtue take actions and with ulterior motive。
  The people of high humanity take actions; but with no ulterior motive。
  The people of high justice take actions and with ulterior motives。
  The people of high propriety take actions; upon receiving no response; they extend their arms to fight。
  Therefore:
  When Tao is lost; one is left with virtue;
  When virtue is lost; one is left with humanity;
  When humanity is lost; one is left with justice;
  When justice is lost; one is left with propriety。
  But propriety requires only superficial loyalty and trust; and is the cause for discords and violence。
  These so…called prophecies represent the superficial Tao; and is the beginning of ignorance。
  Therefore a person of substance:
  Prefers depth to shallowness; and
  Chooses substance over appearance。
  And he takes this and discards the other。

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  Whichever has been endowed with the One:
  Heaven becomes clear;
  Earth becomes calm;
  Spiritual beings become divine;
  Valleys become full;
  All things are striving;
  Barons and kings are leaders of the world。
  All these are due to the One。 Otherwise:
  Heaven would not be clear; and may disintegrate;
  Earth would not be calm; and may quake;
  Spiritual beings would not be divine; and may disappear;
  Valleys would not be full; and may dry up;
  All things would not be thriving; and may perish;
  Barons and kings would not be noble and high; and may topple。
  Therefore:
  Humility is the basis for nobleness; and
  Lowness the foundation for highness。
  That is why barons and kings call themselves orphans; widowers and destitute beings。
  Does it not prove humility being the basis for nobleness? Is it not?
  Thus:
  Strive for too many honours ends up with no honour。
  Do not wish to be a shining jade; just be an ordinary rock。

  40

  Tao moves in cycles。
  Tao uses the soft and weak to reveal the truth。
  All things in the world are born from being; and
  Being (the named) is born from non…being (the unnamed)。

  41

  When Tao is heard by a man of high intellect;
  He practices it with diligence。
  When Tao is heard by a man of average intellect;
  He follows it half…heartedly。
  When Tao is heard by a man of no intellect;
  He will have a hearty laugh at it。
  And it would not be Tao without being laughed at。
  Thus there is the accepted saying:
  The bright way appears dark; the progressive way; regressive; and the smooth way; uneven。
  The high virtue appears hollow; the purest white; tinted; the far…reaching virtue; inadequate; the firm virtue;
  lax; and the real quality; wanting。
  The greatest square appears cornerless; the great talent; the last to be recognized; the great music; devoid of
  appealing sound; and the great image; formless。
  Tao is hidden and nameless;
  Yet only Tao is capable of helping all to succeed in life。

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  Tao created the One;
  The One produced the Two;
  The two produced the Three;
  And the Three produced all things。
  All things carry the Yin (female) and embrace the Yang (male);
  Harmony is achieved through interaction of these prime energies。
  People hate to be orphans; widowers; or being destitute;
  Yet kings and barons call themselves by these terms。
  Thus:
  One my gain by losing first; and
  One my lose by gaining first。
  What people teach I can also teach。
  揂 violent person would not die a natural death;?br》 Shall be my first lesson。

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  The softest thing in the world is galloping inside of the hardest;
  The invisible substance is entering media having no space。
  I therefore learn the benefits of taking no action。
  Lessons without words and the value of taking no action;
  There are few rivals in the world。

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  Fame or life; which is more precious?
  Life or wealth; which is more important?
  Gain or loss; which is more harmful?
  An obsession for possession is doomed to be costly;
  An excessive hoarding for profits is sure to incur heavy losses。
  He who is contented loses no honour;
  He who knows when to stop encounters no danger;
  He can thus long endure。

  45

  A perfect tool appears defective; but; it shows no impairment in operation。
  A great abundance appears empty; but; it is inexhaustible in consumption。
  A truly straight edge appears crooked;
  A great cleverness appears clumsy;
  A great orator appears tight tongued。
  Vigorous exercise overcomes cold;
  Calm quietude overcomes heat。
  Clear heads and calm minds can right the world。

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  When Tao prevails in the world;
  Horses walk in the field to fertilize。
  When Tao is missing in the world;
  Military horses give births in the suburbs。
  No guilt is greater than insatiable desires;
  No misfortune is greater than mindless discontent;
  No sin is greater than uncontrollable greed。
  Therefore;
  He who knows the contentment of being contented;
  Will always be contented。

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  Without stepping out of the door;
  He knows what the world is like。
  Without looking out of the window;
  He understands the way of Heaven。
  The farther he travels;
  The less he learns。
  So the Sage:
  Knows without traveling;
  Understands situations without seeing; and
  Succeeds without taking action。

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  Pursuing learning; one needs to learn more every day。
  Practicing Tao; one needs to do less every day。
  Less and even less; one reaches a state of taking no action。
  Taking no action but nothing is left undone。
  Taking over an empire must always be a nonevent。
  If eventful; it is unworthy of taking over the empire。

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  A wise ruler has no preconceived ideas;
  He adopts the people抯 ideas as his own。
  I treat good people with goodness;
  I treat bad people also with goodness。
  This is the virtue of goodness。
  I deal with honest people with honesty;
  I deal with dishonest people also with honesty。
  This is the virtue of honesty。
  For the benefit of the world; the wise ruler harmonizes all ideas。
  (The people pay attention to him through ears and eyes;)
  And he treats them all like his children。

  50

  From birth to death;
  Three out of ten follow the path of life;
  Three out of ten follow the path of death; also
  Three out of ten who follow the path of life may move into path of death。
  Why is that? Because they over strive in their lives。
  I heard that he who excels in self…preservation:
  Meets no tiger or rhinoceros while walking on land;
  Escapes harm while fighting in wars。
  And he encounters:
  No rhinoceros butting its horn against him;
  No tiger exerting its claws against him;
  No soldier thrusting his knife against him。
  Why is this so?
  Because he is not on the path of death。

  51

  Tao creates all things;
  Virtue nurtures them。
  Matter gives them forms; and
  Environment allows them to succeed。
  Thus all things honour Tao and value Virtue。
  Tao being honoured and Virtue being valued;
  They always occurred naturally without being dictated by anyone。
  Thus:
  Tao creates all thing。
  Virtue nurtures them:
  They grow and develop;
  Bear fruits and mature; and
  Are cared for and protected。
  To create; but not to possess;
  To care for; but not to control;
  To lead; but not to subjugate。
  This is called the profound virtue。

  52

  The world had its beginning;
  Which is known as the mother of the world。
  Once the mother is known; her sons may be understood。
  Once the sons are understood; still keep to the mother。
  Then you will avoid mistakes all your life。
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