八十一章
信言不美，美言不信。善者不辩，辩者不善。知者不博，博者不知。圣人不积，既以为
人己愈有，既以与人己愈多。天之道，利而不害；圣人之道，为而不争。
Truewordsarenotfine-sounding;
Fine-soundingwordsarenottrue.
Agoodmandoesnotargue;
hewhoarguesisnotagoodman.
thewiseonedoesnotknowmanythings;
Hewhoknowsmanythingsisnotwise.
TheSagedoesnotaccumulate(forhimself).
Helivesforotherpeople,
Andgrowsricherhimself;
Hegivestootherpeople,
Andhasgreaterabundance.
TheTaoofHeaven
Blesses,butdoesnotharm.
TheWayoftheSage
Accomplishes,butdoesnotcontend. |
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