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1、第一章道可道，非常道。名可名，非常名。无名天地之始，有名万物之母。故常无欲以观其妙；常有欲以观其徼（jio）。此两者同出而异名，同谓之玄，玄之又玄，众妙之门。ifyoucantalkaboutit,itainttao.ifithasaname,itsjustanotherthing.taodoesnthaveaname.namesareforordinarythings.stopwantingstuff;itkeepsyoufromseeingwhatsreal.whenyouwantstuff,allyous
2、eearethings.thosetwosentencesmeanthesamething.figurethemout,andyouvegotitmade.第二章天下皆知美之为美，斯恶已。皆知善之为善，斯不善已。故有无相生，难易相成，长短相形，高下相倾，音声相和，前后相随。是以圣人处无为之事，行不言之教；万物作焉而不辞，生而不有，为而不恃，功成而弗居。夫唯弗居，是以不去。ifsomethinglooksbeautifultoyou,somethingelsemustbeugly.ifsomethingseemsgood,somet
3、hingelsemustseembad.youcanthavesomethingwithoutnothing.ifnojobisdifficult,thennojobiseasy.somethingsareuphighbecauseotherthingsaredownlow.youknowyourelisteningtomusicbecauseitdoesntsoundlikenoise.allthatcamefirst,sothismustbenext.themastersgetthejob
4、donewithoutmovingamuscleandgettheirpointacrosswithoutsayingaword.whenthingsaroundthemfallapart,theystaycool.theydontownmuch,buttheyusewhateversathand.theydotheworkwithoutexpectinganyfavors.whentheyredone,theymoveontothenextjob.thatswhytheirworkissod
5、amngood.第三章不尚贤，使民不争；不贵难得之货，使民不为盗；不见（xin）可欲，使民心不乱。是以圣人之治，虚其心，实其腹，弱其志，强其骨。常使民无知无欲。使夫智者不敢为也。为无为，则无不治。ifyoutosscomplimentsaroundfreely,peoplewillwasteyourtimetryingtoimpressyou.ifyougivethingstoomuchvalue,youregoingtogetrippedoff.ifyoutrytopleasepeople,youlljustmake
6、thempissed.themasterleadsbyclearingthecrapoutofpeoplesheadsandopeningtheirhearts.helowerstheiraspirationsandmakesthemsuckintheirguts.heshowsyouhowtoforgetwhatyouknowandwhatyouwant,sonobodycanpushyouaround.ifyouthinkyouvegottheanswers,hellmesswithyour
7、head.stopdoingstuffallthetime,andwatchwhathappens.第四章道冲而用之或不盈，渊兮似万物之宗；挫其锐，解其纷，和其光，同其尘，湛（chn，通假字“沉”）兮似或存。吾不知谁之子，象帝之先。howmuchtaoistheremorethanyoulleverneed.useallyouwant,theresplentymorewherethatcamefrom.youcantseetao,butitsthere.damnedifiknowwhereitcamefrom.
8、itsjustalwaysbeenaround.第五章天地不仁，以万物为刍（ch）狗；圣人不仁，以百姓为刍狗。天地之间，其犹橐龠(tuyu)乎虚而不屈，动而愈出。多言数穷，不如守中。taosneutral:itdoesntworryaboutgoodorevil.themastersareneutral:theytreateveryonethesame.laotzusaidtaoislikeabellows:itsempty,butitcouldhelpsettheworldonfire.ifyoukeepus
9、ingtao,itworksbetter.ifyoukeeptalkingaboutit,itwontmakeanysense.becool.第六章谷神不死，是谓玄牝(pn)。玄牝之门，是谓天地根。绵绵若存，用之不勤。taoisaneternalmystery,andeverythingstartswithtao.everybodyhastaointhem.theyjusthavetouseit.第七章天长地久。天地所以能长且久者，以其不自生，故能长生。是以圣人后其身而身先；外其身而身存。非以其无私邪（y），故能成其私。
10、taoneverstops.whybecauseitisnttryingtoaccomplishanything.themastershangback.thatswhytheyreaheadofthegame.theydonthangontothings.thatshowtheymanagetokeepthem.theydontworryaboutwhattheycantcontrol.thatswhytheyrealwayssatisfied.第八章上善若水。水善利万物而不争，处众人之所恶（w），故几于
11、道。居善地，心善渊，与善仁，言善信，政善治，事善能，动善时。夫唯不争，故无尤。doingtherightthingislikewater.itsgoodforalllivingthings,andflowswithoutthinkingaboutwhereitsgoing.justliketao.keepyourfeetontheground.rememberwhatsimportant.betherewhenpeopleneedyou.saywhatyoumean.bepreparedforanything.d
12、owhateveryoucan,wheneveritneedsdoing.ifyoudontcompareyourselftoothers,nobodycancomparetoyou.第九章持而盈之，不如其已；揣（zhu）而锐之，不可长保。金玉满堂，莫之能守；富贵而骄，自遗其咎。功遂身退，天之道也。ifyoudrinktoomuch,yougetdrunk.theenginewontstartifyourealwaystinkeringwithit.ifyouhoardwealth,youfallintoits
13、clutches.ifyoucravesuccess,yousuccumbtofailure.dowhatyouhavetodo,thenwalkaway.anythingelsewilldriveyounuts.第十章载营魄抱一，能无离乎？抟（tun）气致柔，能婴儿乎？涤除玄览（jin），能无疵乎？爱民治国，能无为乎？天门开阖，能为雌乎？明白四达，能无知乎？生之畜（xu）之。生而不有，为而不恃，长而不宰，是谓玄德。canyouholdontoyouregoandstillstayfocusedontaocanyour
14、elaxyourmindandbodyandbraceyourselfforanewlifecanyoucheckyourselfandseepastwhatsinfrontofyoureyescanyoubealeaderandnottrytoproveyoureinchargecanyoudealwithwhatshappeningandletithappencanyouforgetwhatyouknowandunderstandwhatsrealstartajobandsee
15、itthrough.havethingswithoutholdingontothem.dothejobwithoutexpectationofreward.leadpeoplewithoutgivingorders.thatsthewayyoudoit.第十一章三十辐共一毂(g)，当其无，有车之用。埏埴(shnzh)以为器，当其无，有器之用。凿户牖（yu）以为室，当其无，有室之用。故有之以为利，无之以为用。awheelhasspokes,butitrotatesaroundahollowcenter.apotis
16、madeoutofclayorglass,butyoukeepthingsinthespaceinside.ahouseismadeofwoodorbrick,butyoulivebetweenthewalls.weworkwithsomething,butweusenothing.第十二章五色令人目盲，五音令人耳聋，五味令人口爽，驰骋畋(tin)猎令人心发狂，难得之货令人行妨。是以圣人为腹不为目，故去彼取此。sightobscures.noisedeafens.desiremesseswithyourheart.t
17、heworldmesseswithyourmind.amasterwatchestheworldbutkeepsfocusedonwhatsreal.第十三章宠辱若惊，贵大患若身。何谓宠辱若惊？宠为上，辱为下，得之若惊，失之若惊，是谓宠辱若惊。何谓贵大患若身？吾所以有大患者，为吾有身，及吾无身，吾有何患？故贵以身为天下，若可寄天下；爱以身为天下，若可托天下。winningcanbejustasbadaslosing.confidencecanmessyouupjustasmuchasfear.whatdoeswinning
18、canbejustasbadaslosingmeanifyouredown,youmightbeabletogetup.butifyoureup,youcangetknockeddownrealfast.dontworryaboutthescore,justdowhatyouhavetodo.whatdoesconfidencecanmessyouupjustasmuchasfearmeanfearcankeepyoufromgettingthejobdone,butconfi
19、dencecangetyouinoveryourhead.walktall,butdontgetcocky.knowyourlimits,andnothingcaneverholdyouback.dealwithwhatyoucan.therestwillfollow.第十四章视之不见名曰夷，听之不闻名曰希，搏之不得名曰微。此三者，不可致诘，故混而为一。其上不皦（jio），其下不昧。绳绳(mnmn)不可名，复归于无物。是谓无状之状，无物之象，是谓惚恍。迎之不见其首，随之不见其后。执古之道，以御今之有。能知古始，是谓道纪。youc
20、antseetao,nomatterhowhardyoulook.youcantheartao,nomatterhowhardyoulisten.youcantholdontotao,nomatterhowhardyougrab.butitsthere.itsinyou,anditsallaroundyou.rememberthat.theancientmastersweredamnimpressive.theyweredeep.realdeep.wordscantevenbegintode
21、scribehowdeeptheywere.youcanonlytalkabouthowtheyacted.theywerecareful,likeamanwalkingonthinice.theywerecautious,likeasoldierbehindenemylines.theywerepolite,likeaguestataparty.theymovedquickly,likemeltingice.theywereasplainasablockofwood.theirmindswe
22、reaswideasavalley,andtheirheartsasclearasspringwater.canyouwaitforthatkindofopennessandclaritybeforeyoutrytounderstandtheworldcanyouholdstilluntileventshaveunfoldedbeforeyoudotherightthingwhenyouactwithoutexpectations,youcanaccomplishgreatthings.第十五章古
23、之善为士者，微妙玄通，深不可识。夫唯不可识，故强为之容：豫兮若冬涉川，犹兮若畏四邻，俨兮其若容，涣兮若冰之将释，敦兮其若朴，旷兮其若谷，浑兮其若浊。澹兮其若海；泊兮若无止。孰能浊以静之徐清？孰能安以久动之徐生？保此道者不欲盈，夫唯不盈，故能蔽而新成。keepyourheadclear.staycalm.watchaseverythinghappensaroundyou.everythingrevertstoitsoriginalstate,whichwasnothing.andwhensomethingbecomesnothing,itgets
24、rightwithtao.ifyoudontunderstandthat,youregoingtoscrewupsomewheredowntheline.ifyoufigureitout,youllalwaysknowwhattodo.ifyougetrightwithtao,youwontbeafraidtodie,becauseyouknowyouwill.第十六章致虚极，守静笃（d）。万物并作，吾以观复。夫物芸芸，各复归其根。归根曰静，是谓复命。复命曰常，知常曰明。不知常，妄作凶。知常容，容乃公，公乃王，王乃天，
25、天乃道，道乃久，没身不殆。whenamastertakescharge,hardlyanybodynotices.thenextbestleaderisobeyedoutoflove.afterthat,therestheleaderobeyedoutoffear.theworstleaderisonewhoishated.trustandrespectpeople.thatshowyouearntheirtrustandrespect.themastersdontgiveorders;theywork
26、witheverybodyelse.whenthejobsdone,peopleareamazedatwhattheyaccomplished.第十七章太上，不知有之，其次亲而誉之，其次畏之，其次侮之。信不足焉，有不信焉。悠兮其贵言，功成事遂，百姓皆谓我自然。whenpeoplelosetouchwithtao,theystarttalkingaboutrighteousnessandsanctity.whenpeopleforgetwhatstrue,theystarttalkingaboutself-evidenttruths
27、.whenpeoplehavenorespectforoneanother,theystarttalkingaboutpoliticalcorrectnessandfamilyvalues.whenthenationisunstable,peoplestarttalkingaboutpatriotism.第十八章大道废，有仁义；慧智出，有大伪；六亲不和，有孝慈；国家昏乱，有忠臣。whenpeoplelosetouchwithtao,theystarttalkingaboutrighteousnessandsanctity.w
28、henpeopleforgetwhatstrue,theystarttalkingaboutself-evidenttruths.whenpeoplehavenorespectforoneanother,theystarttalkingaboutpoliticalcorrectnessandfamilyvalues.whenthenationisunstable,peoplestarttalkingaboutpatriotism.第十九章绝圣弃智，民利百倍；绝仁弃义，民复孝慈；绝巧弃利，盗贼无有。此三者以为文不足，故令有所属。见素
29、抱朴，少私寡欲。getridofsanctity.peoplewillunderstandthetruthandbehappier.getridofmorality.peoplewillrespecteachotheranddowhatsright.getridofvalueandprofit.peoplewillnotstealiftheydonotdesire.ifthatsnotpossible,gotoplanb:besimple.bereal.doyourworkasbestyouc
30、an.dontthinkaboutwhatyougetforit.stayfocused.getridofallyourcrap.第二十章绝学无忧，唯之与阿，相去几何？善之与恶，相去若何？人之所畏，不可不畏。荒兮其未央哉！众人熙熙，如享太牢，如春登台。我独泊兮其未兆，如婴儿之未孩；累累兮，若无所归。众人皆有余，而我独若遗。我愚人之心也哉！沌沌兮，俗人昭昭，我独昏昏。俗人察察，我独闷闷。澹兮其若海，恍兮若无止。众人皆有以，而我独顽似鄙。我独（欲）异于人，而贵食母。dontspendtoomuchtimethinkingaboutstupids
31、hit.whyshouldyoucareifpeopleagreeordisagreewithyouwhyshouldyoucareifothersfindyouattractiveornotwhyshouldyoucareaboutthingsthatworryotherscallbullshitonallthat.letotherpeoplegetworkedupandtrytoenjoythemselves.imnotgoingtogivemyselfaway.ababydoesntk
32、nowhowtosmile,butitsstillhappy.letotherpeoplegetexcitedaboutstuff.imnotgoingtohangontoanything.imnotgoingtofillmymindwithideas.imnotgoingtogetstuckinarut,tieddowntoanyoneplace.otherpeopleareclever;iguessimustbestupid.otherpeoplehavegoals;iguessi
33、mustbeaimless.likethewind.orthewaves.imnotlikeotherpeople.imgettingrightwithtao.第二十一章孔德之容，惟道是从。道之为物，惟恍惟惚。惚兮恍兮，其中有象；恍兮惚兮，其中有物。窈（yo）兮冥兮，其中有精；其精甚真，其中有信。自今及古，其名不去，以阅众甫。吾何以知众甫之状哉？以此。amasterstaysfocusedontao.nothingelse,justtao.butyoucantpintaodown-youcantevenseeit!howar
34、eyousupposedtofocusonsomethinglikethatjustrememberwhatlaotzusaid:theuniversebeganasavoid.thevoidfillswithimages.imagesleadtothecreationofobjects.andeveryobjecthastaoatitscore.thatsthewayitsbeen,eversincetheworldbegan.howcanibesosureijustknow.第二十二章
35、曲则全，枉则直，洼则盈，敝则新，少则得，多则惑。是以圣人抱一为天下式。不自见故明，不自是故彰，不自伐故有功，不自矜故长。夫唯不争，故天下莫能与之争。古之所谓曲则全者，岂虚言哉！诚全而归之。learnhowtostandstillifyouwanttogoplaces.getonyourkneesifyouwanttostandtall.ifyouwantwisdom,emptyyourmind.ifyouwanttheworld,renounceyourriches.pushyourselfuntilyoureexhau
36、sted,andthenyoullfindyourstrength.youcangofarifyoudonthaveanythingtocarry.themoreyouacquire,thelessyoucanreallysee.amastertakesthistoheartandsetsanexampleforeverybodyelse.shedoesntshowoffsopeopletakenotice.shesnotouttoproveanythingsopeopletakeherathe
37、rword.shedoesntbragaboutherselfbutpeopleknowwhatshesdone.shehasntgotanagendabutpeopleknowwhatshecando.shesnotouttogetanybodysonobodycangetinherway.learnhowtostandstillifyouwanttogoplaces.thatsnotascrazyasitsounds.getintouchwithtao,andyoullseewhat
38、imean.第二十三章希言自然。故飘风不终朝，骤雨不终日。孰为此者？天地。天地尚不能久，而况于人乎？故从事于道者同于道，德者同于德，失者同于失。同于道者，道亦乐得之；同于德者，德亦乐得之；同于失者，失亦乐得之。信不足焉，有不信焉。whenyouhavenothingtosay,youmayaswellkeepyourmouthshut.thewindandtheraindontgoonforever.ifnatureknowsenoughtogiveitarestsometimes,soshouldyou.ifyoure
39、readyfortao,youcanlivewithtao.ifyourereadytosucceed,youcanlivewithsuccess.ifyourereadytofail,youcanlivewithfailure.trustyourinstincts,andotherswilltrustyou.第二十四章企者不立，跨者不行，自见者不明，自是者不彰，自伐者无功，自矜者不长。其在道也，曰余食赘行。物或恶之，故有道者不处。keepyourfeetfirmlyplantedunlessyouwanttof
40、allonyourface.learnhowtopaceyourselfifyouwanttogetanywhere.dontcallattentiontoyourselfifyouwantpeopletonoticeyourwork.nobodyrespectspeoplewhoalwayshaveexcuses.nobodygivescredittopeoplewhoalwaystakeit.peoplewhohypethemselveshavenothingelsetooffer.thinko
41、fbeingintouchwithtaolikeeatingatabuffet:takeonlywhatyouneed.savesomeforeverybodyelse.第二十五章有物混成，先天地生。寂兮寥兮，独立不改，周行而不殆，可以为天下母。吾不知其名，强字之曰道，强为之名曰大。大曰逝，逝曰远，远曰反。故道大，天大，地大，人亦大。域中有四大，而人居其一焉。人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。somethingperfecthasexistedforever,evenlongerthantheuniverse.itsavast,unc
42、hangingvoid.theresnothingelselikeit.itgoesonforeverandneverstops,andeverythingelsecamefromit.idontknowwhatelsetocallitsoillcallittao.whatsitlikeicantellyouthismuch:itsgreat.sogreatthatitendures.somethingthatenduresgoesalongway.andsomethingthatgoesa
43、longwayalwayscomesbacktothebeginning.taosgreat.heavensgreat.earthsgreat.andsomeoneintouchwithtaoisgreat,too.thosearethefourgreatestthingsintheuniverse.someonewhosintouchwithtaoisintouchwiththeearth.theearthisintouchwithheaven.heavensintouchwithtao.taos
44、intouchwiththewaythingsare.第二十六章重为轻根，静为躁君。是以圣人终日行，不离辎重。虽有荣观，燕处超然。奈何万乘之主，而以身轻天下？轻则失本，躁则失君。tobelightonyourfeet,youneedasteadymind.ifyourbodyisactive,yourmindshouldberelaxed.amastercantravellongdistancesandstillseeeverythingsheowns.shemaybesurroundedbybeautybu
45、tsheisntcaughtupinit.whyrunaroundthoughtlesslyifyouactlightly,youloseyourbearings.ifyouactrecklessly,youloseyourself-control.第二十七章善行无辙迹，善言无瑕谪（zhe）；善数不用筹策；善闭无关楗，而不可开，善结无绳约，而不可解。是以圣人常善救人，故无弃人；常善救物，故无弃物，是谓袭明。故善人者，不善人之师；不善人者，善人之资。不贵其师，不爱其资，虽智大迷，是谓要妙。withenoughpractice,youcould
46、comeandgowithoutatrace,speakwithoutstumblingoverwords,docomplicatedmathproblemsinyourhead.youcouldbuildadoorwithnolockthatnobodycouldopen.youcouldtiesomethingdownwithnoknots,withoutevenarope,andnobodycouldpryitloose.mastershavetimetohelpeverybody,and
47、ignorenobody.theyusetheirresourceswisely,wastingnothing.somepeoplecallthisfollowingthelight.goodpeopleteachothersbecausetheyhavethepotentialtobegoodtoo.brainscountfornothingifyoufailtorespectyourteachersortohonorthepotentialinothers.thatsoneofthemostimpor
48、tantlessonsoftao.第二十八章知其雄，守其雌，为天下溪。为天下溪，常德不离，复归于婴儿。知其白，守其黑，为天下式。为天下式，常德不忒，复归于无极。知其荣，守其辱，为天下谷。为天下谷，常德乃足，复归于朴。朴散则为器，圣人用之，则为官长，故大制不割。ifyouarestrong,butremainsensitive,powerwillflowthroughyou.withthatpower,youllalwaysberightwithtao:itslikeawholenewlife.ifyouareidealistic
49、,butstayrootedinreality,youareanexampletoothers.setthatexample,andyoullalwaysberightwithtao:thereisnolimittowhatyoucando.ifyouarehonorable,butremainhumble,youwillseethingsastheyare.ifyouseethingsastheyare,youllalwaysberightwithtao:yourlifewillb
50、ecomesimple,yetfullofpotential.lettaoshowyouhowtogetrightwithtao,soyourslightestgesturecanchangetheworld.第二十九章将欲取天下而为之，吾见弗得已。夫天下，神器也，非可为者也。为者败之，执者失之。是以圣人无为，故无败；无执，故无失。故物或行或随，或嘘或吹。或强或羸，或挫或隳（hu）。是以圣人去甚，去奢，去泰。wanttotakeovertheworldthinkagain.theworldsaholyplace.youcan
51、tjustfuckaroundwithit.thosewhotrytochangeitdestroyit.thosewhotrytopossessitloseit.withtao,youpushforward,ormaybeyoustaybehind.sometimesyoupushyourself,othertimesyourest.sometimesyourestrong,sometimesyoureweak.sometimesyoureup,andsometimesyouredown.amast
52、erlivessimply,avoidingextravaganceandexcess.第三十章以道佐人主者，不以兵强天下。其事好还。师之所处，荆棘生焉。大军之后，必有凶年。善有果而已，不敢以取强。果而勿矜，果而勿伐，果而勿骄，果而不得已，果而勿强。物壮则老，是谓不道，不道早已。listenup:ifyouwanttobealeaderwhosintouchwithtao,neveruseviolencetoachieveyourgoals.everyactofviolencebackfires.anarmyonthemove
53、leavesatrailoftears,andamilitaryvictoryalwaysliesinruins.themastersdowhatneedsdoingandthatsalltheydo.dowhatyouhavetodowithoutarroganceorpride.getthejobdoneanddontbragaboutitafterwards.dowhatyouhavetodo,notforyourownbenefit,butbecauseitneedstobedo
54、ne.anddontdoitthewayyouthinkitshouldbedone,doitthewayitneedstobedone.themightywillalwayslosetheirpowerandanyconnectiontheyeverhadtotao.theywillnotlastlong;ifyourenotrightwithtao,youmightaswellbedead.第三十一章夫佳兵者，不祥之器，物或恶之，故有道者不处。君子居则贵左，用兵则贵右。兵者，不祥之器，非君子之器，不得已而用之，恬淡为上。胜而不美，而美之者，是乐杀人。夫乐杀人者，则不可以得志于天下矣。吉事尚左，凶事尚右。偏将军居左，上将军居右，言以丧礼处之。杀人之众，以哀悲泣之，战胜，以丧礼处之。weaponsareterriblethings.ifyouwanttogetrightwith