按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页，按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页，按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部！
————未阅读完？加入书签已便下次继续阅读！
English_Roberts_TTK
Das Tao Te King von Lao Tse
Chinese （MWD； Guodian） … English by
Moss Roberts； 2001
1
The Way as 搘ay？bespeaks no common lasting Way；
The name as 憂ame？no common lasting name。
Absent is the name for shy and land抯 first life；
Present for the mother of all ten thousand things。
Desire ever absent：
Behold the seed germs of all things；
Desire ever present：
Behold their every finite course。
Forth together come the two
As one and the same
But differ in name。
As one； a dark recess
That probed recedes
Past that portal whence
The milling seed germs teem。
2
In every fair the world considers fair
There抯 foul；
In every good the world considers good
There抯 ill。
For what is what is not yields；
And the harder the easier consummates；
The long the short decides；
And higher lower measures；
Bronze gongs jade chimes join；
And former latter sequence form；
Ever round； and round again。
This is why the man of wisdom
Concerns himself with under…acting
And applies the lesson
Of the word unspoken；
That all ten thousand things may come forth
Without his direction；
Live through their lives
Without his possession；
And act of themselves
Unbeholden to him。
To the work he completes
He lays down no claim。
And this has everything to do
With why his claim holds always true。
3
Do not promote those who excel
And folk will have no cause to quarrel。
Prize not goods too hard to find
And people won抰 be turned to crime。
The people抯 thoughts remain subdued。
Thus under a wise man抯 rule
Blank are their minds
But full their bellies；
Meek their wills
But tough their bones。
He keeps the folk
From knowing and craving；
And the intellects
From daring to lead。
By acting himself without taking the lead
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 wint