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04道德经英译本85种-第409章

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  Inside his kingdom all is well ruled。

  4

  Ever void; Dao provides
  But does not fill。
  To a welling font akin;
  The living myriad抯 sacred source
  Is like the darkness of the deep;
  There its living presence bides。
  Child of whom I cannot tell;
  Liken it to the ancestor of ancestors。

  5

  Heaven and earth refuse kin…kindness:
  Treating all things as dogs of straw。
  Wise rulers too refuse kin…kindness:
  Taking gentlefolk as dogs of straw。
  The space that heaven and earth frame
  Works like a kiln…bellows and airpipes;
  Which thought emptying is not exhausted;
  And activated; pours more forth。
  A ruler抯 swiftly spent who speaks too much;
  Better for him to guard his inner state。

  6

  The valley抯 daemons never die;
  The valley called the dark world womb;
  The portal of the dark world womb
  They call the tree root of sky and land。
  A hidden yet seeming presence;
  Use it and stay strong。

  7

  The heavens last; the earth endures。
  And the reason why they do?
  By disowning what they yield;
  Heaven can last and earth endure。
  So; surely; does the world…wise lord;
  Who puts his interest far behind
  And ends up in the lead;
  Who puts his interest to the side
  And ends up safe and whole。
  Is it not so:
  That having nothing to own
  He can achieve his goal?

  8

  Perfect mastery works like water:
  A boon to every living creature;
  In adverse relation never;
  At home where most can abide;
  Closest to the Way it lies。
  For position; favour lower ground:
  For thought; profundity;
  For engaging; gentility;
  For speaking; credibility;
  For ruling; authority;
  For service; capability;
  For action; suitability。
  Avoiding confrontation
  Eliminates accusation。
  There is no other way。

  9

  Desist before the vessel overruns。
  Honed too sharp no blade retains its edge。
  Treasure…filled no room remains secure。
  Pride in wealth and place yields retribution。
  揟asks complete; doers retreat?
  Such is heaven抯 way。

  10

  The new…moon soul aborning holds to oneness;
  Can you keep it from being divided?
  To center all breath…energy; to work gently
  Can you keep as if newborn?
  To purify the eye within
  Can you keep without strain?
  To care for the people and rule the kingdom
  Must you not master under…acting?
  Midst ebb and flow from heaven抯 gates
  Must you not play the female part?
  For your vision to reach all quarters
  Must you not be unknowing?
  Through giving birth and care
  Dao gives life without possessing;
  Performs without obligating;
  Presides without controlling:
  Such is the meaning of 揾idden power。?br》
  11

  Thirty spokes join the wheel nave
  And make of void and form a pair;
  And a wagon抯 put to use。
  Clay is thrown to shape a vase
  And make of void and form a pair;
  And a vessel抯 put to use。
  Boor and window vent a room
  And make of void and form a pair;
  And a room is put to use。
  Thus the value of what is
  Depends for use on what is not。

  12

  The five colours bring blindness;
  The five tones deafness;
  The five flavours loss of savour;
  Racing and hunting gloss of reason;
  And rare goods shameless action。
  When wise men govern this is why
  They favour the belly; not the eye;
  The one accept; the other deny。

  13

  揂t favour (as disgrace) take fright:
  Honours to the self bring woe。?br》 揈xplain 慉t favour (as disgrace) take fright。挃
  揥hat could be more dire than favour?
  Its gain ?or loss ?betokens danger。
  Such is the meaning。?br》 揈xplain 慔onours to the self bring woe。挃
  搊ur selves are why we suffer harm;
  Without them what harm would there be?
  So to the one
  Who honours self above the world
  Confide its care;
  To the one
  Who holds the self more dear than it
  Entrust its care。?br》
  14

  Something looked for but not seen;
  Or listened for; not heard;
  Or reached for; not found:
  Call one 揹im? one 揻aint? one 搒light;?br》 Not for summons nor for challenge。
  Combined these three make one ?br》 The One; the foremost number;
  When daylit sky and dark of night
  Have yet to be。
  Through this One all living forms coil forth
  Helter…skelter ?how else to name it? ?br》 Only to go round home again
  TO their unbodied state:
  Form before form;
  Guises of the unbodied;
  Or gleams in a dim void。
  Who can engage them?
  Who find the foremost?
  Who can pursue them?
  Who find the last?
  Hold fast to the Way of ancient days
  To guide us through our present world;
  To know how things began of old
  Is to be grounded in the Way。

  15

  The ancient master workers of the Way
  Had vision to perceive the subtlest force。
  Too deep they were to recognize;
  And since they can抰 be recognized;
  One can but strain to picture them:
  Wary; as if wading a winter river;
  Watchful; as if threatened from all sides;
  Stately and restrained; like a guest;
  Smooth and even; like melting ice;
  Impassive; even as the spacious sea;
  Unfettered; like a restless windstorm;
  Rough and solid; like an unwrought bole;
  Compact and dense; like something unrefined;
  Wide and open…stretching; like a vale。
  If sullied they kept calm and stayed pure;
  If secure they moves with care and stayed alive。 But who can do so now?
  Those who embrace the Way do not grow too great;
  And thus survive and overcome defeat。

  16

  By reaching utmost receptivity
  And keeping steadfast stability;
  I; as myriads come forth in profusion;
  Contemplate their circulation。
  All multiply in fruitful growth;
  Then bend homeward to their root。
  This going home call equilibrium;
  Equilibrium; returning life;
  Returning life; call natural order;
  To know this order; inner vision。
  Not to know it is delusion。
  Delusion will produce misfortune。
  Knowing order means acceptance;
  Acceptance; magnanimity;
  Magnanimity; totality;
  Totality; accord with Heaven;
  Accord with heaven; with the Way;
  With the Way; long…lasting life;
  The self submerged will not miscarry。

  17

  The best of ancient kings were in their kingdoms hardly known;
  Next the patriarchs; loved and widely praised。
  Next again those the people feared。
  Last come those whose abuse they endured;
  Who unworthy of trust were met with distrust。
  What care the ancients took with every word。
  Of tasks fulfilled and works of merit done
  The hundred families all declared;
  揟his was no one抯 doing but our own。?br》
  18

  And when the olden way of rule declined;
  The words for love and serve came in。
  Next came knowledge and keen thought;
  Advent of lying; sham; and fraud。
  When kinsmen lost their kind concord;
  They honoured child… and parent…love。
  In dark disorder ruling houses
  Turned to loyal devoted vassals。

  19

  Refuse the wise; dismiss the intellects;
  The folk will reap a hundredfold;
  Refuse kin…kindness; dismiss due service;
  The folk again will love as child and parent;
  Refuse craft…skill; reject all gain;
  No thief no robber will be found ?br》 These three as text do not suffice。
  Commandments must be put in practice:
  Plain appearance; humble habits;
  Owning little; craving less。
  Reject the teaching of the young
  And thereby suffer no distress。

  20

  How distant from condemn consent?
  Disgust; delight; how different?
  He whom others fear;
  He too has to fear。
  All is beyond reach and never…ending。
  High in sprits seems the crowd;
  Like celebrants at a sacrifice;
  Or viewers on the spring…rite stand。
  I alone; adrift with no signs of hope;
  Deserted and without appeal;
  Am simple as a newborn before it smiles;
  Dejected like someone without

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