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An able fighter does not rage��
A mighty conqueror does not give battle��
A great commander is a humble man。
You may call this pacific virtue��
Or say that it is mastery of men��
Or that it is rising to the measure of God��
Or to the stature of the ancients。
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The strategists have a saying��
;If I cannot be host��
Then let me be guest。
But if I dare not advance
Even an inch��
Then let me retire a foot。;
This is what they call
A campaign without a march��
Sleeves up but no bare arms��
Shooting but no enemies��
Or arming without weapons。
Than helpless enemies�察�nothing is worse��
To them I lose my treasures。
When opposing enemies meet��
The compassionate man is the winner��
70
My words are easy just to understand��
To live by them is very easy too��
Yet it appears that none in all the world
Can understand or make them come to life。
My words have ancestors�察�my works a prince��
Since none know this�察�unknown I too remain。
But honor comes to me when least I'm known��
The Wise Man�察�with a jewel in his breast��
Goes clad in garments made of shoddy stuff。
71
To know that you are ignorant is best��
To know what you do not�察�is a disease��
But if you recognize the malady
Of mind for what it is�察�then that is health。
The Wise Man has indeed a healthy mind��
He sees an aberration as it is
And for that reason never will be ill。
72
If people do not dread your majesty��
A greater dread will yet descend on them。
See then you do not cramp their dwelling place��
Or immolate their children or their stock��
Nor anger them by your own angry ways。
It is the Wise Man's way to know himself��
And never to reveal his inward thoughts��
He loves himself but so�察�is not set up��
He chooses this in preference to that。
73
A brave man who dares to�察�will kill��
A brave man who dares not�察�spares life��
And from them both come good and ill��
;God hates some folks�察�but who knows why�拭�
The Wise Man hesitates there too��
God's Way is bound to conquer all
But not by strife does it proceed。
Not by words does God get answers��
He calls them not and all things come。
Master plans unfold but slowly��
Like God's wide net enclosing all��
Its mesh is coarse but none are lost。
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The people do not fear at all to die��
What's gained therefore by threatening them with death��
If you could always make them fear decease��
As if it were a strange event and rare��
Who then would dare to take and slaughter them��
The executioner is always set
To slay�察�but those who substitute for him
Are like would´be master carpenters
Who try to chop as that skilled craftsman does
And nearly always mangle their own hands��
75
The people starve because of those
Above them�察�who consume by tax
In grain and kind more than their right。
For this�察�the people are in want。
The people are so hard to rule
Because of those who are above them��
Whose interference makes distress。
For this�察�they are so hard to rule。
The people do not fear to die��
They too demand to live secure��
For this�察�they do not fear to die。
So they�察�without the means to live��
In virtue rise above those men
Who value life above its worth。
76
Alive�察�a man is supple�察�soft��
In death�察�unbending�察�rigorous。
All creatures�察�grass and trees�察�alive
Are plastic but are pliat too��
And dead�察�are friable and dry。
Unbending rigor is the mate of death��
And wielding softness�察�company of life��
Unbending soldiers get no victories��
The stiffest tree is readiest for the ax。
The strong and mighty topple from their place��
The soft and yielding rise above them all。
77
Is not God's Way much like a bow well bent��
The upper part has been disturbed�察�pressed down��
The lower part is raised up from its place��
The slack is taken up�察�the slender width
Is broader drawn�察�for thus the Way of God
Cuts people down when they have had too much��
And fills the bowls of those who are in want。
But not the way of man will work like this��
The people who have not enough are spoiled
For tribute to the rich and surfeited。
Who can benefit the world
From stored abundance of his own��
He alone who has the Way��
The Wise Man who can act apart
And not depend on others' whims��
But not because of his high rank
Will he succeed�察�he does not wish
To flaunt superiority。
78
Nothing is weaker than water��
But when it attacks something hard
Or resistant�察�then nothing withstands it��
And nothing will alter its way。
Everyone knows this�察�that weakness prevails
Over strength and that gentleness conquers
The adamant hindrance of men�察�but that
Nobody demonstrates how it is so。
Because of this the Wise Man says
That only one who bears the nations shame
Is fit to be its hallowed lord��
That only one who takes upon himself
The evils of the world may be its king。
This is paradox。
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How can you think it is good
To settle a grievance too great
To ignore�察�when the settlement
Surely evokes other piques��
The Wise Man therefore will select
The left´hand part of contract tallies��
He will not put the debt on other men。
This virtuous man promotes agreement��
The vicious man allots the blame。
;Impartial though the Way of God may be��
It always favors good men。;
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The ideal land is small
Its people very few��
Where tools abound
Ten times or yet
A hundred´fold
Beyond their use��
Where people die
And die again
But never emigrate��
Have boats and carts
Which no one rides。
Weapons have they
And armor too��
But none displayed。
The folk returns
To use again
The knotted chords。
Their meat is sweet��
Their clothes adorned��
Their homes at peace��
Their customs charm。
And neighbor lands
Are juxtaposed
So each may hear
The barking dogs��
The crowing cocks
Across the way��
Where folks grow old
And folks will die
And never once
Exchange a call。
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As honest words may not sound fine��
Fine words may not be honest ones��
A good man does not argue�察�and
An arguer may not be good��
The knowers are not learned men
And learned men may never know。
The Wise Man does not hoard his things��
Hard´pressed�察�from serving other men��
He has enough and some to spare��
But having given all he had��
He then is very rich indeed。
God's Way is gain that works no harm��
The Wise Man's way�察�to do his work
Without contending for a crown。
English_Bullen_TTK
Das Tao Te King von Lao Tse
English by
David Bullen �┌殖�
1
Words cannot describe the Tao�察�and The Tao cannot be named。 That which is eternal is unnameable。 Naming is the basis of things。 Free from desire you are a mystery。 Caught in desire you are known。 The mystery and the known are not separate。 It is naming which separates us。 Only through paradox can you understand。
2
Beauty doesn�t exist�察�Ugliness doesn�t exist�此�except through the other。 Good doesn�t exist�察�bad does�t exist�此�except through the other。 Long doesn�t exist�察�short doesn�t exist�此�except through the other。 High doesn�t exist�察�low doesn�t exist�此�except through the other。 Before doesn�t exist�察�after doesn�t exist�此�except through the other。 Inside doesn�t exist�察�outside doesn�t exist�此�except through the other。 Profit doesn�t exist�察�loss doesn�t exist�此�except through the other。 Therefore the master acts without setting a goal�察�and teaches that there is no teaching。 Freedom from duality resides with him。 Everything is his�察�but he has nothing。 Every act is his�察�but he expects nothing。 This is his accomplishment�察�which can never be destroyed。
3
A great man who doesn�t display his talent has no rivals。 A wealthy man who doesn�t flaunt his wealth sees no thieves。 The master teaches the value of humility and the futility of ambition。 He empties their minds of all they know and helps them extinguish desires。 Those who think they know cannot understand him。 Don�t work at anything�察�and everything will work。
4
The Tao is always used�察�but never empties。 It is eternal and infinite but is nothing。 You can�t find it even though it is always here。 Since it creates everything how can we know who created it。
5
The Tao is impartial�察�good and evil both reside herein。 The master is impartial�察�and regards all as equal。 The Tao contains nothing but is able to create anything。 As it is used�察�it produces。 If you talk of it your understanding will grow dim。 Remain impartial。
6
The Tao is like a valley�察�receptive。 Your true essence is the Tao�察�mysterious。 Because it never dies it is mysterious。 As it receives all we say it is feminine。 From it arise all dreams。 It continues without end and death cannot stop it。
7
As the Tao can never die�察�we call it eternal。 Receiving all�察�we call it infinite。 The birthless is eternal。 The desireless is infinite。 Seeing this�察�a master seeks nothing so he has everything。 He doesn�t nourish the ego�察�so his nourishment it total。
8
To be truly good�察�be like water which benefits all without knowing。 Men who aspire to ascend benefit no being。 But all are benefited by the natural descent of water。 This is like the Tao。 So seek a dwelling for shelter。 Think when the need arises。 When you deal with others�察�do so with compassion。 When you speak to others�察�don�t lie。 Work at a profession for self´refinement as well as livelihood。 Lead your family by simply following them。 When you follow the natural path no mistake can be made。
9
Acting naturally�察�also know when to stop naturally。 Balance is lost if you would continue。 Base yo