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04道德经英译本85种-第621章

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  They think they don't know what they do
  Excellence does not come; however; from knowing everything or knowingnothing
  But merely from knowing that you don't know

  72

  When people don't fear your power; then you have found true power
  You can only constrain people by making them fear you
  Limit their actions and their potentials by making them fear the consequences
  But if they fear like this they will feel cheated and be discontent

  Know where you want to the nation to go; but don't worry about how toget there
  Know your worth; but let others find it for themselves

  73

  There are two kinds of bravery
  That which takes death lightly and that which takes life seriously
  Where one needs to be brave either will suffice
  But they are not both in line with the tao

  The tao honors what can win without belligerence
  What can respond without speaking
  For such; everything needed comes on its own without being called
  Everything desired is achieved without being planned

  It pays to remember that the tao casts its net far and wide
  Its cord may look flimsy and its mesh coarse; but nothing escapes it

  74

  If people were content with their own deaths
  You could not use force on them;?they would be immune
  But this is not the way the world is

  If you threaten them with death to make them behave
  You must assign someone to kill them; or do it yourself
  Who; then; kills:?you; or the executioner; or the state?
  Someone must take the responsibility

  Whoever is responsible for death has put his way above the tao
  Yet though he can end a life; the tao will by its nature find a wayto return
  Any sane man would find in that cause for worry

  75

  The more the leader fills his coffers; the more people go hungry
  The more he rules on this or that; the more people are discontent

  People who avidly seek to experience life take death lightly
  Those who do not try to live life to its fullest are truly alive

  76

  When people are born they are supple and soft
  When they die they are stiff and hard
  What is full of life is lithe and moist and resilient
  What is drained of it is brittle; withered; dry
  The former are the marks of life
  While the latter are the marks of death
  If a soldier is stiff; whether with fear or pride; he will be defeated
  If a tree is stiff; it will fall to the next wind
  If you become stiff to raise yourself above others; you will fall
  Let yourself fall; be supple and responsive; and you will be lifted

  77

  The way is like the bending of a bow
  To achieve its ends the top must bend down and the bottom rise up
  It takes from that which has much; adds to that which has little
  And keeps a still; quiet center

  Men; however; always seek to add more; regardless of their place
  How can anything be accomplished that way?
  The taoist way is to pull the bowstring and let it go
  Accomplish the task and move on to the next
  Doing is profit enough

  78

  There is nothing softer and more yielding than water
  Yet nothing hard and rigid can withstand it
  Everyone knows this
  That water can defeat the unyielding; that the weak can overcome thestrong
  Yet no one is willing to put it into practice

  If you would be a leader; you must claim every disgrace of the state
  Take all the offenses of the state as your own burden
  How can you be honored if you run from dishonor?

  79

  If you have to make things bitter to get them settled;the bitternesswill remain
  The taoist; then; holds the debt but doesn't demand repayment
  Thus; when he is repaid; the debt is forgotten
  Fail that; and you will be treated like a tax collector
  And known as such even by those who owe you nothing

  The tao plays no favorites
  It supplies all who act with virtue

  80

  If the tao held sway; nations would be small and people few
  There might be weapons enough; but no one would use them or displaythem
  All would regard fighting as a serious; unpleasant affair
  They might have boats and carriages enough; but no one would ride them
  All would be content with what they see and know
  There might be laws and contracts; but no one would write them
  All would pay their debts as they could; because no one would careif they didn't

  Such a land would delight in their food; their clothing; their traditions
  And feel safe and secure in their homes
  Though neighboring lands might be close enough that their songs areheard
  One could grow old without ever having the urge to visit them

  81

  It is one thing to speak elegantly and another to speak sincerely
  Knowledge and insight are different things
  The first accumulates fine distinctions; precise statements
  And the other; well; it sees all as essentially the same

  Whoever follows the way hoards nothing
  Life is too long a journey to carry excess weight
  He uses what he has for others
  And finds his spirit lighter and his heart enriched

  The tao sustains all without fear of exhaustion
  And virtue lies in letting it。  




 

  
English_Wu_TTK
  Das Tao Te King von Lao Tse
  Chinese … English by
  John C。 H。 Wu

  1

  TAO can be talked about; but not the Eternal Tao。
  Names can be named; but not the Eternal Name。

  As the origin of heaven…and…earth; it is nameless:
  As 〃the Mother〃 of all things; it is nameable。

  So; as ever hidden; we should look at its inner essence:
  As always manifest; we should look at its outer aspects。

  These two flow from the same source; though differently named;
  And both are called mysteries。

  The Mystery of mysteries is the Door of all essence。

  2

  WHEN all the world recognises beauty as beauty; this in itself is ugliness。
  When all the world recognises good as good; this in itself is evil。

  Indeed; the hidden and the manifest give birth to each other。
  Difficult and easy complement each other。
  Long and short exhibit each other。
  High and low set measure to each other。
  Voice and sound harmonize each other。
  Back and front follow each other。

  Therefore; the Sage manages his affairs without ado;
  And spreads his teaching without talking。
  He denies nothing to the teeming things。
  He rears them; but lays no claim to them。
  He does his work; but sets no store by it。
  He accomplishes his task; but does not dwell upon it。

  And yet it is just because he does not dwell on it
  That nobody can ever take it away from him。

  3

  BY not exalting the talented you will cause the people to cease from rivalry and contention。
  By not prizing goods hard to get; you will cause the people to cease from robbing and stealing。
  By not displaying what is desirable; you will cause the people's hearts to remain undisturbed。

  Therefore; the Sage's way of governing begins by

  Emptying the heart of desires;
  Filling the belly 
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