《道德经》英文版第七十八章｜船长朗读版

09/18/17 • 1 min

第七十八章
天下莫柔弱于水,而攻坚强者莫之能胜,其无以易之。
弱之胜强,柔之胜刚,
天下莫不知莫能行。
是以圣人云:
“受国之垢,是谓社稷主;
受国不祥,是为天下王。”
正言若反。
Chapter 78
Nothing in the world
is as soft and yielding as water.
Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible,
nothing can surpass it.
The soft overcomes the hard;
the gentle overcomes the rigid.
Everyone knows this is true,
but few can put it into practice.
Therefore the Master remains
serene in the midst of sorrow.
Evil cannot enter his heart.
Because he has given up helping,
he is people's greatest help.
True words seem paradoxical.

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第七十七章

天之道，其犹张弓与？
高者抑之，下者举之；
有余者损之，不足者补之。
天之道，损有余而补不足。
人之道则不然，损不足以奉有余。
孰能有余以奉天下？唯有道者。
是以圣人为而不恃，功成而不处，其不欲见贤。

Chapter 77

As it acts in the world, the Tao
is like the bending of a bow.
The top is bent downward;
the bottom is bent up.
It adjusts excess and deficiency
so that there is perfect balance.
It takes from what is too much
and give to what isn't enough.

Those who try to control,
who use force to protect their power,
go against the direction of the Tao.
They take from those who don't have enough and give to those who have far too much.

The Master can keep giving because there is no end to her wealth.
She acts without expectation,
succeeds without taking credit,
and doesn't think that she is better
than anyone else.

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第七十九章
和大怨,必有余怨,安可以为善?
是以圣人执左契,而不责于人。
有德司契,无德司彻。
天道无亲,常与善人。
Chapter 79
Failure is an opportunity.
If you blame someone else,
there is no end to the blame.
Therefore the Master
fulfills her own obligations
and corrects her own mistakes.
She does what she needs to do
and demands nothing of others.